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Re: Other clarinet forums

Author: Djudy
Date: 2021-01-13 21:16

I have found this clarinet bboard welcoming, mostly pretty civil and friendly and very informative. It is so stirring to hear the accounts of those who have actually known, performed with or studied under the greats. All those little nuggets of personality and the stories that reveal a lot but which will mostly never be put down on paper elsewhere. The discussions of equipment are fascinating and, more importantly, useful.

Some participating here are also on some of the fb clarinet groups but somehow the simplicity of this site and its ability to stay on topic, the frankness of those who contribute and the sometimes lengthy personal accounts are to me more compelling. Perhaps this is because the kindly and serious tone (no pun intended !) was set 'way back when, before the days of social media platforms and influencers and montetization of videos and photos.

I wish I could say the same about other boards but the couple I've checked out seem troubled with trolls and immature or cynical participants; a pervasive "locker-room" humor is also not conducive to productive discussions about playing music, building/maintaining/restoring instruments or teaching.

Many thanks to those who work to run and maintain this board and to the many generous participants, I have fun and have learned a lot here, and as a result have too many clarinets - but that's for another topic !

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