i wanna play bass clarinet, but in my school band there are like five guys who play it and no girls that play it. is it more of a guy instrument. after all it is a BASS clarinet, so should i play it? is it really low or just a little lower than normal clarinet?
thx
2007-12-08 04:26:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
All through college, every year, I auditioned for the state collegiate honor band seat on bass clarinet. Every year, I got my tail whooped by a girl.
Bottom line, there are no "guy instruments" or "girl instruments" -- there are just good musicians and bad musicians of varying levels.
2007-12-08 18:29:02 · answer #1 · answered by CoachT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all it is not called the quote on quote big drum it is a bass drum and if you play the drums you have to know other percussion instruments too like bells the glokenspiel chimes xylophone and miramba and you do not take drums home with you at home you just practice hiting a plastic pad If you want to play BASS CLARINET YOU WILL HAVE TO START ON NORMAL CLARINET also you can't ride a bike with a bass calrinet the case can be bigger than a trombones it os a lot haeavier than it looks
2016-04-08 01:40:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT IS NOT A GIRL INSTRUMENT!
Whoops sorry I just get a little defensive of my baby, errr I mean bass clarinet.
Instruments do not have set genders. Just stupid stereotypes like "ooooh the only instruments girls can play are flute and clarinet!" or "Only gay guys play the flute!"
In our entire lower brass/woodwind section at school there are only 2 girls but that's ok I love my instrument and enjoy it. Also you just become one of the boys! It's loads of fun.
If you are really worried talk to your band teacher about it. But just so you know last year 3 people at my school played bass clarinet and 2 of those were girls.
Good luck!
2007-12-10 20:03:38 · answer #3 · answered by Pistachio 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What makes a bass clarinet a guy's instrument? If you wanna play, learn and be the best that you can!
2007-12-08 04:32:31 · answer #4 · answered by RT 66 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a girl and I play bass clarinet but your band has too many bass clarinets already their should only be two or three and just to warn you bass clarinet is a lot harder I would just stick to normal clarinet
2014-02-14 09:17:18 · answer #5 · answered by supa steve 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is lower htan a clarinet, but there's no reason to classify instuments to gender. At my school band, the bass clarinet is a girl, the clarinets go fifty fifty, the trumpets (me) go fifty fifty, and so do all the otehr instuments, like saxes and percussion. The only 2 sections aside form the bass clarinet that are single gendered at our band is the cello (one cello, and a guy is playing it) and the french horn section is all girl as of now. I'd say go for it.
2007-12-08 04:36:45 · answer #6 · answered by star42430 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play it who cares, its not really a guy instrument I think its more of a boy and girl instrument, yeah its lower than a clarinet.
2007-12-08 04:33:43 · answer #7 · answered by ツ dance is life ツ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I play the bass, and at my school, it is mostly a guy instrument too. But then they gayed out and now half of them play the flute....But, I love playing the bass, and soon I'm gonna play the tuba. Instruments don't have gender. They only have people who play them. And, personally, girls are way better at the bass.
2007-12-10 17:16:13 · answer #8 · answered by Shelby 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It Depends on you. There are other reasons besides it being a "bass" clarinet that it is more of a guys instrument. I have heard horror stories from some of my female friends who played the bass clarinet because the keys were so wide apart the webbing on their fingers would bleed. So, if you have big hands, like a guy, you can do it comfortably. If you have smaller hands, youll be miserable.
2007-12-08 04:31:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
hey if you want too, play it!!!
our band has a girl tuba, baritone, and bass clarinet player.
its equal to the lower octave of the bflat clarinet.
i say go for it. dont let a bunch of boys stop you. :)
2007-12-08 12:30:13 · answer #10 · answered by Laura 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋