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 Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:25 am
sweetkittycupcake hello fellow clarinet peoples!!! yes im a clairnet and ive been playing for the past 5 yrs (started in 6th grade) im a proud band nerd in my-the eagles high school band {marching & concert} i like marching better than concert but its still fun ^-^ heart ninja xp domokun 3nodding xd whee heart what high school are you from?
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:30 am
emcollin Shieloup Hey there fellow clarinettists!!! Wow...some of you got to start early... We only were given the opportunity to start playing instruments in the 7th grade. I am now in grade 11, still as much in love with the clarinet as I was when I started. Our high school doesn't have a marching band (not as much of a thing in Canada) but we do have a symphonic band, which I am in. Our music program rox!!!! This year our band is touring Italy & Austria performing and touring musically significant historical sites!! SOO exciting! And may I just say... who loves Vandoren reeds??? They rock xd omg!!! that's so cool!!...the only thing our band program has is every 4 years we go to New York and DC (nothing compared to Italy and Austria)...I've never even been out of the country also...Vandoren reeds are awesome...but I like Rico...they are cheaper and they still get the job done...I use 3 strength uggg... I hate Rico.. especially Rico Royales... they are sooo crappy... (no offense) Rico's don't really allow for a good tone at all... Vandoren on the other hand...I worship! I play on a size 4 Vandoren... with the difference in reed strengths for each brand, i could play of a size 5 easily if it was a Rico. No offense, they are the weakest reeds out there.
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:34 am
Satzuni I love my band director SO much. He's so funny, and so lighthearted! He can turn anything into a joke, and even make stupid jokes funny, lulz. He's a good sport, too. Like, the band sometimes makes fun of him, and like he makes fun of us (Sometimes as a full band, sometimes just as individual people). And if he thinks you're extra-special-awesome, you get a nickname, lol. But yes, enough about Mr. Helgert, I've been playing clarinet for only three years or so... But I've been told I'm good. In WSMA (Wisconsin School Music Association (A music solo/duet/trio/quartet/band competition)) I earned two gold medals in a competition two classes higher than normal... ...I also have a professional model Bb clarinet. It's a Buffet R13 Bb, with a gorgeous cherry hue... I love it... His name is Edward.... >> wowzers.. i have a Buffet E40 Professional model with a Vandoren B45 mouthpiece. I also have Vito Resitone... and another crap one which i will not say what it is because it was the one i started on. smile
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:41 am
hi i go to Osceola County School of the Arts in florida.
I have been playing the clarinet since 6th grade so that is 2 years
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:56 am
Whats up clairnets!!!!!!!!!! YAY! I go to Alvarado High. ^^ I'm a Freshman and currently, me and my friend Mary are the only Freshman clairnets in the top band. ^^ its pretty rad. ^^ i LOVE it! i ABSOLUTELY LOVE band. ^^ its like the best thing ever! My section leader is Karen. ^^ shes funny and weird. lol. but it suits her. Mary(my friend) is a Freshman and is 1stchair(WOOOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) out of like....15 clairnets in top band. YAY!!!!!! I'm like...7th chair. ALL through junior high, i was ALWAYS next to mary. she was ALWAYS first and i was always second. now though, ihave to compete against pple that are a few years older than me XP it sucks. OH! we got Clairnet section tees. they are SO cute. when i get my camera up and running, i'll be sure to take a pic of it and post it on here. ^^ wow....i just wrote alot...XP OH! i have marching pics on my myspace if you guys are interested. ^^ I only have the band as a group and single clairnets. the band one was taken after we marched. ^^ I'll post a few. we have more clairnets than what i posted. XP i just didn't wanna post them all. Me! :  Karen:  Smith(Mary):  Mary Gunn:  BAND:  BAND WILD!!!!!!!!!:  Summer and Layne(Drum Majors!!):  PIT(and Battery):  Color Guard: 
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:18 am
gingergoat22 emcollin Shieloup Hey there fellow clarinettists!!! Wow...some of you got to start early... We only were given the opportunity to start playing instruments in the 7th grade. I am now in grade 11, still as much in love with the clarinet as I was when I started. Our high school doesn't have a marching band (not as much of a thing in Canada) but we do have a symphonic band, which I am in. Our music program rox!!!! This year our band is touring Italy & Austria performing and touring musically significant historical sites!! SOO exciting! And may I just say... who loves Vandoren reeds??? They rock xd omg!!! that's so cool!!...the only thing our band program has is every 4 years we go to New York and DC (nothing compared to Italy and Austria)...I've never even been out of the country also...Vandoren reeds are awesome...but I like Rico...they are cheaper and they still get the job done...I use 3 strength uggg... I hate Rico.. especially Rico Royales... they are sooo crappy... (no offense) Rico's don't really allow for a good tone at all... Vandoren on the other hand...I worship! I play on a size 4 Vandoren... with the difference in reed strengths for each brand, i could play of a size 5 easily if it was a Rico. No offense, they are the weakest reeds out there. yeah...you are right...but...I'm not one of those people who are bent on getting first chair...or first part for that matter...(but I do have first part because everyone else in my section are slackers)...so I go with the less expensive reeds...if anyone knows of a cheap reed (or cheaper than vandorian) that isn't crappy please tell me
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:48 am
gingergoat22http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/posting.php?mode=quote&p=138928792
Forums - Post a Reply | Gaia Online Satzuni I love my band director SO much. He's so funny, and so lighthearted! He can turn anything into a joke, and even make stupid jokes funny, lulz. He's a good sport, too. Like, the band sometimes makes fun of him, and like he makes fun of us (Sometimes as a full band, sometimes just as individual people). And if he thinks you're extra-special-awesome, you get a nickname, lol. But yes, enough about Mr. Helgert, I've been playing clarinet for only three years or so... But I've been told I'm good. In WSMA (Wisconsin School Music Association (A music solo/duet/trio/quartet/band competition)) I earned two gold medals in a competition two classes higher than normal... ...I also have a professional model Bb clarinet. It's a Buffet R13 Bb, with a gorgeous cherry hue... I love it... His name is Edward.... >> wowzers.. i have a Buffet E40 Professional model with a Vandoren B45 mouthpiece. I also have Vito Resitone... and another crap one which i will not say what it is because it was the one i started on. smile Lulz I tried the Vandoren B45, but the rubber was too dense, so it didn't play right for me. So instead I just stuck with the crappy mouthpiece that came with the Buffet, and it works fine for me. My clarinet tutor (Been with him for the past three years.) got mad at me when my dad bought the mouthpiece because he just BOUGHT it, I didn't try it first~ lolololol. Mr. Dekarske isn't anywhere NEAR as fun as Mr. Helgert... But I'll admit that he's the reason I even medaled as WSMA
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:58 am
emcollin Shieloup Hey there fellow clarinettists!!! Wow...some of you got to start early... We only were given the opportunity to start playing instruments in the 7th grade. I am now in grade 11, still as much in love with the clarinet as I was when I started. Our high school doesn't have a marching band (not as much of a thing in Canada) but we do have a symphonic band, which I am in. Our music program rox!!!! This year our band is touring Italy & Austria performing and touring musically significant historical sites!! SOO exciting! And may I just say... who loves Vandoren reeds??? They rock xd omg!!! that's so cool!!...the only thing our band program has is every 4 years we go to New York and DC (nothing compared to Italy and Austria)...I've never even been out of the country also...Vandoren reeds are awesome...but I like Rico...they are cheaper and they still get the job done...I use 3 strength Yeah we go on alot of trips. We love doing festivals. In grade 9 we went to cleveland, and last year we went to Washington DC. I think we go to New York next year. We try to participate in every festival we can, cuz we love it. There are alot around us too in Ontario. We also do the trips because a big part of our music course is music history, so like in cleveland we went to the rock & roll hall of fame cool It was awesome. And yeah, I used to play on ricos, but then when I went into high school I started on Vandorens and now I can't go back. They taste better, sound better and I find they last longer. I also play on 3s.
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:04 am
Wow, alot of you guys have really nice clarinets.
Mine's....a yamaha???? lolz
I know it's not wooden, although apparently it has a really nice tone quality cuz my conductor thought it was. Alot of my friends switched to wooden ones after a few yrs, but I haven't bothered. I have been playing on Clarice (yes, I named her Clarice whee ) for almost 5 yrs now and not a single thing has EVER broken or gone wrong w/ her. I think a wooden one is only a really good investment if you're planning on going professional, which I'm not (though alot of my friends are).
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:15 am
Jealous_Neko Whats up clairnets!!!!!!!!!! YAY! I go to Alvarado High. ^^ I'm a Freshman and currently, me and my friend Mary are the only Freshman clairnets in the top band. ^^ its pretty rad. ^^ i LOVE it! i ABSOLUTELY LOVE band. ^^ its like the best thing ever! My section leader is Karen. ^^ shes funny and weird. lol. but it suits her. Mary(my friend) is a Freshman and is 1stchair(WOOOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) out of like....15 clairnets in top band. YAY!!!!!! I'm like...7th chair. ALL through junior high, i was ALWAYS next to mary. she was ALWAYS first and i was always second. now though, ihave to compete against pple that are a few years older than me XP it sucks. OH! we got Clairnet section tees. they are SO cute. when i get my camera up and running, i'll be sure to take a pic of it and post it on here. ^^ wow....i just wrote alot...XP OH! i have marching pics on my myspace if you guys are interested. ^^ I only have the band as a group and single clairnets. the band one was taken after we marched. ^^ I'll post a few. we have more clairnets than what i posted. XP i just didn't wanna post them all. Me! : Karen: Smith(Mary): Mary Gunn: BAND: BAND WILD!!!!!!!!!: Summer and Layne(Drum Majors!!): PIT(and Battery): Color Guard: Wow! That's so cool! As I mentioned in a previous post, marching bands are pretty uncommon in Canada. In fact, I can't think of one that I know of. We're more into just like symphonic bands or whatever. I think it's also partially due to the fact that none of our schools have football fields lol, cuz football isn't as big here either. It would be TOTALLY awesome if we could have one though. OMG, who knows the movie Drumline? Omgz, we have watched that movie on like EVERY band trip we ever take, as well as in class when the conductor is away. We must have seen it at least 6 times. Its pretty much our official band movie lolz. But ya, cool pics, and cool about the tees. We get gear from our music dept (band sweaters, hats, sweats, tees etc). I have a hat and a tee, as well as the sweater that is part of our official band uniform that we wear in all our preformances. They have the school's music dept logo on them, and theyre super cute. I hear we may be getting new stuff this yr with our instruments on them xd And wow, I just wrote alot too lolz.
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:05 pm
Hi! I go to Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School in Calgary Alberta Canada. Whee! I have been playing clarinet for.... 7 years.... And I love it. I am in Grade 11 and in my school's symphonic band and Wind Ensemble. I would be in the marching band if my school had one... biggrin I currently play on a Buffet R13 clarinet named Frederick. I also enjoy playing the Eb Clarinet in my spare time. I am also part of the army reserve band in Calgary, which is a marching band but in military style, not fancy style.
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 3:19 pm
Hey Fellow Clarinets!
I have been playing clarinet for almost 3 years now. And this is the first time I am trying out for regional band. I am first chair in the band but I am really nervous, any tips??
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:59 pm
hiya i have played clarinet for about 5 years now ^^ i LOVE it i was in my highschool band but i am out of high school now sad i miss band emo
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:59 pm
Shieloup emcollin Shieloup Hey there fellow clarinettists!!! Wow...some of you got to start early... We only were given the opportunity to start playing instruments in the 7th grade. I am now in grade 11, still as much in love with the clarinet as I was when I started. Our high school doesn't have a marching band (not as much of a thing in Canada) but we do have a symphonic band, which I am in. Our music program rox!!!! This year our band is touring Italy & Austria performing and touring musically significant historical sites!! SOO exciting! And may I just say... who loves Vandoren reeds??? They rock xd omg!!! that's so cool!!...the only thing our band program has is every 4 years we go to New York and DC (nothing compared to Italy and Austria)...I've never even been out of the country also...Vandoren reeds are awesome...but I like Rico...they are cheaper and they still get the job done...I use 3 strength Yeah we go on alot of trips. We love doing festivals. In grade 9 we went to cleveland, and last year we went to Washington DC. I think we go to New York next year. We try to participate in every festival we can, cuz we love it. There are alot around us too in Ontario. We also do the trips because a big part of our music course is music history, so like in cleveland we went to the rock & roll hall of fame cool It was awesome. And yeah, I used to play on ricos, but then when I went into high school I started on Vandorens and now I can't go back. They taste better, sound better and I find they last longer. I also play on 3s. well...i need to move to Ontario lol...it sounds like ya'll have alot of fun...we just got a new band director so I doubt it that they'll go anywhere next year...I'll be gone by then, though...XD
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:06 pm
Emerald_Pie Hey Fellow Clarinets! I have been playing clarinet for almost 3 years now. And this is the first time I am trying out for regional band. I am first chair in the band but I am really nervous, any tips?? I'm trying out for region band this year, too...all i can say is make sure you know your solo...and memorize as many scales as you can...good luck...I was supposed to practice this christmas break, but the substitute we had locked the instrument room door before I could get my clarinet out...grr...oh well...no use crying over spilt milk
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