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Re: Marching Band Questions

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2016-04-23 18:56

Marching will be very hard on both the bass clarinet and the player. If you have a tenor sax available, use that instead.

Bundy clarinets are nearly indestructible and go for as low as $35 on eBay and the Goodwill site. If you can, avoid ones that have a needle spring for the throat A key, because this often snaps. A flat spring is much better.

Most bands have a bell lyre hanging around. This is pretty easy to learn and can add a lot.

If you have a spare sousaphone, even a clarinetist can learn to play marching band parts quickly. The more bass on the field the better. When I was in high school, a couple of the "etc." wind players learned to play tenor drums quickly and loved it.

Ken Shaw

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