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Re: Do you prefer 2nd or 3rd Clarinet to 1st?

Author: Slowoldman
Date: 2015-02-21 20:26

In high school and college, I played 1st. On returning to clarinet playing in my 60's, I joined a very good community band where I usually play 3rd. Our 1sts are quite good; and the 2nds and 3rds are all fairly similar in playing level. The "tradition" in the group is that the 2nd and 3rd clarinets occasionally swap parts to keep everybody interested and satisfied.
Lately, the guys playing 3rd have unofficially decided that (the issues of frequent playing across the break, and having to be "the violas" when playing any transcriptions, aside), we're just as happy to stay on 3rd and make sure the 3rd part is as strong as the 1st and 2nd.
I agree with TomS's comment about "Once your hormones taper off..." It's about everyone getting together to make good music and, hopefully, everyone being challenged by whichever part he/she is playing.

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