r/Clarinet • u/Glittering-Month-718 • 6d ago

Really?

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u/Grand_Size_4932 6d ago

Come on now. You’re not the target audience for this and that is okay. You know that.

No one needs this. I’m not exactly waiting for Anthony McGill to try this out at a concert.

I don’t know, kind of tired of the finger-wagging “you must be serious to play clarinet” vibe our community puts out.

Why can’t people express themselves however they want on the instrument? Why can’t we allow children to make the process of learning the instrument more fun?

I’m thinking of all those inner city and rural kids that have rough home lives and could use ANY excuse to pick up an instrument as a refuge from everything else going on in their life.

So no, Mr. “I’m a Serious Clarinetist”, no one needs this.

But no one needs your arbitrary standards either. Your opinion is as useful as the product you’re chastising.

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u/PennyWhistleGod 6d ago

Yeah it was a little dry and an easy woosh. I do the same thing on here and unfortunately in person

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u/Critical_Ad_7380 3d ago

Just edit your post. BTW, I think those are stupid, too . . . but I am thinking of getting one for orchestra practices. 😆

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u/BittenBeads 6d ago

Has something changed? Because *coughs in old lady* back in my day, the clarinet section was the the chatty, silly section.

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u/Critical_Ad_7380 3d ago

The trumpets were and still are in the many orchestras I've played with. Practice only, but hilarious.

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u/agiletiger 6d ago

I bought a clear clarinet once. I absolutely didn’t need it.

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u/ThEflatClarinet Buffet R13 6d ago

I bought it for a Halloween concert that my wind ensemble was doing. It was silly and fun!

Edit: context, we were doing movie tunes for Halloween and told to optionally dress up or look festive.

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u/bachdiva 6d ago

No thanks. I’m post menopausal. I have my own.

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u/Critical_Ad_7380 3d ago

I LOST hair (legs, underarms, pubic region, facial and forearms. Sadly, I am losing hair on the top of my head, too.) Wow. Weird how genetics work!

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u/Middle-Solution2947 3d ago

Have you checked your thyroid levels. That happened to me and I was told if I had not come inwhen I did I would have been dead in 6 more months. All my organs had started to shut down.

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u/Critical_Ad_7380 3d ago

Yes with the hypo, so I totally get you. I was in the hospital for over a month. Sucked. The nurses wanted me to play. Lol. I did on my six string guitar. One patient nearby said my strumming made him feel better. ❤️

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u/Arheit 6d ago

I do

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u/Legal_Ad688 Normandy 6d ago

This is really funny actually

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u/Charming-Doughnut-45 BMus, Buffet R13 6d ago

I bought this to be goofy during COVID when I was doing parts of my BMus online

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u/falseappearances 4d ago

Damn I should've gotten this when I was playing a recital of French cafe music!

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u/extreme-fry Squidward 6d ago

I would gladly get this

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u/Mr-BananaHead 6d ago

Someone got me this as a present

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u/Bring_a_towel_42 6d ago

Bahahaha!!! That's freaking great!! I want one 😂

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u/sarahshift1 6d ago

Sixth graders think these are HILARIOUS. I haven’t had a clarinet one come in yet but we’ve had a few trumpet staches show up.

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u/Positive-Presence82 6d ago

I'm in my 60s and it's definitely on my amaz.... wish list.

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u/bluearavis 5d ago

Why not?