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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-10-02 19:35
It's a Sunday, I'm just hanging out and thinking, so I thought a fun little "thinking" topic would be nice. One to use your imagination with. So if you had a choice of a musical career, what would it be? Broadway musician? Conductor? Principal clarinet of a major orchestra? Be part of a traveling chamber ensemble? A recording soloist? The head of the music department at a certain school? (Hmmm . . . how about we live the $$$ aspect out of it - so no jobs based on income or even influenced by it!!!)
As for myself, it's a bit tough to say. But I guess my "dream job" would be principal clarinet (of course!!!) in the US Marine Band. "The President's Own". Get a little touring, play some fantastic music, and look extremely sharp while you play.
The main aspect I'd be looking for in a dream job would be traveling and variety of selections of music, meaning some chamber ensemble performances, some symphonies, some concertos, etc. AFAIK, this band would fullfill those pretty well.
Any takers?
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2005-10-02 19:49
Member of and composer for a kitschy postmodernist classical-esque new music ensemble, with the motto "We play the music they won't touch."
For encores, we'd play well-known pieces in unconscionable styles, e.g. Sousa Viennese Waltzes, stupidly fast adagios, Beethoven symphonies in mixed meter, Nirvana covers with Baroque ornamentation.
Every so often we would play live to a film in an event called "Inappropriately Scored Cinema." Think Darth Vader marching down the hall to Vivaldi.
I have every intention of pursuing this, perhaps as early as spring of next year.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2005-10-02 21:45
Then I'd like to be lead alto in the Artie Shaw Orchestra! Cheers for leaving that position open Hans!
Bari sax with Count Basie or Edmundo Ros' orchestra.
Definitely principal clarinet with either the Russain State Orchestra, Berlin Phil or Budapest Festival Orchestra.
Or even the Amsterdam Concertgebow, with a set of Wurlitzer reform Boehms.
Or cor anglais or principal harp in ANY top orchestra.
If none of the above, then I'd like to be a surgeon - anything to do with bones or replacement joints.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2005-10-03 07:56)
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-10-02 21:55
mkybrain wrote:
> Broadway Musician
Any particular musical? I know that I'd LOVE to play the Phantom of the Opera (don't even know if there are clarinet parts in it, but I LOVE that show!)
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Author: David Peacham
Date: 2005-10-02 22:02
I'd have liked to be a famous conductor or violinist. I wouldn't have wanted to be in the rank-and-file.
But I realised very early on that any sort of musical job whatever, even the most lowly, would require talents I don't possess.
The strange thing is, though I'm quite successful in my entirely non-musical career, I spend most of my time working away happily in the background, not seeking the limelight at all.
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If there are so many people on this board unwilling or unable to have a civil and balanced discussion about important issues, then I shan't bother to post here any more.
To the great relief of many of you, no doubt.
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2005-10-02 22:47
Bum with a cup on the side of the road playing only low octave songs.
with the sheet music
;)
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Author: mkybrain
Date: 2005-10-02 23:01
I'd love to do anything of Bernstein's. Phantom of the Opera would also be amazing.
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Author: hans
Date: 2005-10-02 23:15
Chris P,
On my 30+ Shaw CDs, I don't recall hearing any first sax solos, but plenty for tenor. So I'm willing to trade places occasionally if you get bored
Either job would be wonderful.
Cheers ![[toast]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smiley15.gif) ,
Hans
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Author: Merlin
Date: 2005-10-02 23:25
My dream job would be touring with my own saxophone quartet (doubling on clarinets, of course.)
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Author: clarinetinwi
Date: 2005-10-03 01:34
I'd like to play clarinet in a pro symphony for the soundtracks in movies (especially the London Symphony Orch.).
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-10-03 02:14
clarinetist04 wrote:
> Principle triangle player in the Estonian National Orchestra.
Which, BTW, would have been my second choice to my above "dream job".
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Author: Clarinetgirl06
Date: 2005-10-03 02:41
My dream job would to be that I'd be paid $1 for every second I played, thought, or listened to anything clarinet related. I would be a millionare! Or if we're being serious, I want to play Principal Clarinet on all of John Williams soundtracks. That would be awesome!!!!!!
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Author: mkybrain
Date: 2005-10-03 02:46
one dollar for every note that i play, i think that could be, notice i say could be, much better. well at least every note i play correctly
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2005-10-03 02:54
I think I'm doing it...I only play music I want to play, and (mostly) get paid to do so...and I teach about 20 students...
The only modification would be to have health insurance supplied by something other than having to work a 20 hour a week job (I _do_ know I have it cushy with that, TYVM) so that I could teach more...
Katrina
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Author: vin
Date: 2005-10-03 04:47
Playing in a professional orchestra where everyone is as good as or better than me and still excited to be making music.
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2005-10-03 04:57
"one dollar for every note that i play, i think that could be, notice i say could be, much better. well at least every note i play correctly"
If I were going by that, using my own criteria, I would continue to not make enormous amounts of money with the clarinet.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: mkybrain
Date: 2005-10-03 05:26
yea i was thinking there are many aspects to playing a note correctly...
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Author: joannew
Date: 2005-10-03 06:29
2 choices:
(if I could go back in time) to play on the soundtracks for early bugs bunny cartoons
... kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit!
2nd clarinet in Tafelmusik, playing period instruments, maybe doubling on a funky angled boxwood basset horn
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Author: ajhogan
Date: 2005-10-03 06:30
I would love to play in a pro symphony, and teach at a good university as well.
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2005-10-03 07:40
If I could only have one job I hope it would be playing my original music with my own group.
But my dream job is actually having many different jobs. I'd like to have the group I mentioned above, but also compose music for films, play in an orchestra (I don't like to be in the spot light so probably as bass clarinetist and not principal), and repair clarinets and other woodwinds.
Basically my dream job is to play many different types of music in many different groups and places, and composing music for many different purposes too.
Unlike most posters here, playing principal clarinetist in an orchestra is one of the few musical jobs I definitely don't want to have if it was my only job.
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2005-10-03 12:21
"My dream job would to be that I'd be paid $1 for every second I played"
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I actually did a gig with an Orchestra that almost was that. They only needed me for 1/2 of 1 page for the entire concert.
For that I got paid $$ for the gig, a hotel room for 2 days, and $50 a day for food.
I felt like a "kept person" that gig...........
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Author: dummer musiker
Date: 2005-10-03 12:33
first bassoonist in a major orchestra and playing in a only bassoon group (like the Bassoon Brothers).
Or a bassoon maker/tester.
Or just anything related to teaching or playing the bassoon.
:-)
"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats."
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-10-03 22:39
dummer musiker wrote:
> first bassoonist in a major orchestra and playing in a only
> bassoon group (like the Bassoon Brothers).
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> Or a bassoon maker/tester.
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> Or just anything related to teaching or playing the bassoon.
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> :-)
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Hence the reason for your presence here on the CLARINET BBOARD!!!!![[mad]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie9.gif)
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![[wink]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie3.gif) Just messin' with you! I have no problem with it!
US Army Japan Band
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Author: dummer musiker
Date: 2005-10-03 23:16
Lol, I know I know. But Im a clarinet major right now in college you see....27 days till my recital after which point I will finally be able to focus all my attention on my first love...the bassoon.
:-P
"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats."
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Author: K.B.M
Date: 2005-10-04 02:56
My dream job would be to play for the Hollywood Studio Orchestra and record movie soundtracks.
-Katie
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Author: RodRubber
Date: 2005-10-04 03:08
My dream job would be to ....ahh...my dream is to not have a job, but perhaps chill and bet on football games all season.
However, if i have to have a job, it would be conductor of the met opera.
Yeah, but i would never give the clarinets a hard time, but i would ALWAYS tell the trumpets to play softer. I truly believe i lost hearing at a young age sitting in front of some over zealous trumpets, oh yeah, and trombones, another policy i would have as conductor, is trombones can't practice during rehearsal break. Why is it always the trombones doing that.
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Author: claclaws
Date: 2005-10-04 03:25
1. Become an English professor at a local University with somewhat stable income. (so that I don't terribly have to worry about spending money on music.)
2. Join a nice clarinet ensemble or string-wind ensemble. If impossible, form my own.
3. Give concerts here and there, enjoy and be happy!
Pure dream. But who knows..??
Lucy Lee Jang
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Author: Grabnerwg
Date: 2005-10-04 03:34
Actually, I hate to say it, but in many ways, I do have a dream job.
I get to play around with "clarinet stuff" all day.
When testing mouthpieces, I get paid to practice.
I get to work with hundreds of different clarinetists from "little Suzy" in the 5th grade to clarinetists in the Major Symphony orchestras.
I have the satisfaction of solving problems for other people.
I work for myself, so the boss is "usually" not a problem.
I get to play lots of concerts.
I love what I do.
Walter Grabner
www.clarinetxpress.com
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2005-10-05 18:49
David Spiegelthal wrote:
> Moderator of the Clarinet BB -- what could be better?
It's not a job, it's an adventure ... ![[rotate]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smiley25.gif)
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2005-10-05 18:55
Ah yes, Mark, just like the old Navy days, eh?
(As we used to say: "The Navy: It's not just a job......it's 23 dollars a week")
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-10-05 21:15
"...Moderator of the Clarinet BB -- what could be better?..."
Hmmm.... Come to think of it, it's about time to ask for a pay raise ...GBK
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Author: Iacuras
Date: 2005-10-06 01:42
You probably think I'm crazy, but I'd like to be a High School Band Director. You get the whole spectrum. You get to really teach the new freshman how to play better and get a good sound. You get to teach the middle of the pack how to become musicians, and not just players. You get to teach the upper pack how to become artists instead of just musicians. And you get to teach Marching Band as well. And you can still play in a performing group as well (my band director is in a salsa band with gigs every week, and routinely is recruited to play gigs with various ensembles who are down a trumpet at the time).
Steve
"If a pretty poster and a cute saying are all it takes to motivate you, you probably have a very easy job. The kind robots will be doing soon."
"If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly."
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