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Date Posted: 17:28:58 02/27/05 Sun
Author: Lisa
Subject: Re: Low Woodwinds
In reply to: Frank 's message, "Low Woodwinds" on 16:18:09 02/26/05 Sat

That is definitely an eye opener. I never really thought about the low woodwinds not playing with the rest of the woodwinds. So maybe the reason band directors have the low woodwinds play with the low brass is because of the similarity in rhythm. The director may not like the way the lower and upper winds sound together/"alone".

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[> Re: Low Woodwinds -- Brigid, 14:52:02 03/01/05 Tue [1]

Well, Frank, I think we're in the same boat here :)

I think its the nature of the beast. I had a band director in high school who didn't care what I had in my part, or how hard I worked at difficult passage because she said "The tuba isn't really meant to be heard, it's just a color instrument." A lot of band directors feel the same way- thinking are parts are insignificant. I was elated when I came to Heidelberg and Dr. O. actually cared (and noticed) what sounds came out of my horn. There are directors out there who notice us, but I believe they are few and far between. To prove a point, my high school tuba section regularly played things like "Emperata Overture" or "Twinkle Twinkle" while the band was rehearsing Mozart-just to see if our director even heard us. Granted, that was mischievious, but it proved a point to us- she wasn't listening. I think certain directors ignore low brass and woodwinds because its an uncertain area for them. Look at how we are learning these instruments in our low brass methods- we've only had experience on Bb clarinet, not the alto, bass, or contrabass. Bassoon? the instruments we learned on last year didn't even function properly. As for low brass, we skip the euphonium completely and we're spending minimal time on the tuba. I think that perhaps we're not the only one's without much experience on these instruments- band directors are possibly afraid of what they don't know. What do you think?


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