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Author: Reese Oller
Date: 2024-05-20 22:17
Well... It's over. June 1st is my graduation, then in August I'm off to Millikin University as a clarinet performance major (with an interest in other woodwinds I'll be taking lessons on over four years).
I visited my elementary school today with about a 3rd of my graduating class (we were actually the first ones to go to that school when it was new, 12 years ago. There are three elementary schools in my district and the other two are over 100 years old each) and nothing had really changed. Same music teacher I'd known all my life, same art teacher. Same playground equipment, and classroom decorations.
I expected things to be so much different because I am different after twelve years in the public school system.
I still don't have a set of good clarinets LOL. I have an amazing bass clarinet, however. Anyone with an old spare set they're willing to let go of, contact me please. I'll be working over the summer, however, so I don't yet know how much I can pay.
Reese Oller
Clarinet student (performance major at Millikin University)
I can play bass clarinet, Eb clarinet, BBb contra, alto saxophone, bassoon at a decent level, and flute in a pinch.
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Author: ruben
Date: 2024-05-20 23:25
Good luck, Reese! You have the necessary enthusiasm and curiosity. This will take you far. Don't forget Europe. That's where Western Classical music started, after all.
rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com
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Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2024-05-21 00:02
Hi Reese,
Just curious...if finances weren't a problem, what Bb/A clarinets would you like to have?
Buffet? Yamaha? Or, something else?
If you let us know exactly what you'd like to have, I sense a few of us would be lookin' around for ya.
Congratulations on finishing High School!
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Author: Julian ibiza
Date: 2024-05-21 00:06
Congratulations indeed ,
And I'm inclined to add determination and dedication to the qualities you seem to possess, which I believe will tend to get you where you want to go.
I'm also in Ruben's neighborhood just up the road in Spain and I too would say it has much to offer( Europe that is).
Julian Griffiths
Tel. 34 696 798 853
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Author: Reese Oller
Date: 2024-05-21 02:12
Thanks Ruben, Dan, and Julian!
Ruben, I absolutely will never forget about European musical tradition; I plan to make as many trips as I can, as often as possible!
Dan, I really like Buffet and Selmer clarinets I've tried.
I would love some R13s (properly set up, thank you very much!), but my dream clarinets?
Selmer Privilege, hands down. The best response I have ever felt, a decent weight, spot on intonation EVEN through the throat tones!
I would actually prefer the sound of Recitals, but they are absolutely way too heavy for me. Twenty minutes with one was enough to convince me never to buy some unless I fix it somehow.
CSVRs also rank highly in my choices. Every single one I have ever tried, short of the strange ergonomics, I was tempted to walk out with and earn myself an arrest
Julian, perhaps I'll have to make a trip over there sometime and we can figure something out!
And thanks, everyone, for your kind words I'm going to a college in which I am definitely not the best clarinetist, but maybe that dedication will pay off, eh?
Reese Oller
Clarinet student (performance major at Millikin University)
I can play bass clarinet, Eb clarinet, BBb contra, alto saxophone, bassoon at a decent level, and flute in a pinch.
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Author: ruben
Date: 2024-05-21 08:53
Look me up if and when you come to France. I have made several friends through this board.
rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com
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Author: Julian ibiza
Date: 2024-05-21 09:53
Hi Reese,
My friend Leslie Craven grew up in the poor East End of London. He got teased and bullied at school for looking like a sissy carrying his clarinet case, but his father, an ex Marine, taught him boxing which helped with that. His playing started after a clarinet was passed around the class and only he and his friend could make it sound. He says his friend played much better than he, but he carried on to begin with just to keep him company. His parents thought Les would be a "one day wonder" and so he buckled down to practicing hard to prove them wrong. His criteria for a good setup is predominantly one which one can play for as long as possible without tiring, an aspect that I see you've picked up on... no doubt from having dedicated hours on end to practicing yourself. Once professional, Les said he would typically practice eight hours a day, to stay on the ball and hold down his job. At no point have I ever heard him allude to having any particular gift as a musician. He appears to have applied above all, a working man's approach, and I suspect that in the world of professional musicians, this is what ultimately separates the sheep from the goats and produces the greater part of the mastery that we all enjoy in music. So don't worry too much about where you stand among your new colleagues, just keep up the good work as only time will truly tell.
Julian Griffiths
Tel. 34 696 798 853
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Author: lydian
Date: 2024-05-22 00:05
Congrats! I almost majored in music myself, but ultimately chose a different path, relegating it to a serious hobby for the past 40 years or so. But as Twain said, if you find a job you enjoy doing, you'll never have to work a day in your life.
Wishing you the best in your future endeavors.
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