I'm different than other people.

[penfield]

My favorite...

Apple variety: Empire
Wire service: Reuters
Woodwind instrument: Clarinet
Ramen flavor: Pork
Football play: Shovel pass
Window treatment: Vertical blinds
Richard Dreyfuss movie: Let it Ride
U.S. license plate: Connecticut's Preserve the Sound
Necktie knot: Double windsor
Collegiate mascot: UMass Minuteman
Swiss cheese brand: Jarlsberg
Non-precious mineral: Pyrite
Slang word for vomiting: "Yak"
Go-Go: Jane Wiedlin
Perennial: The Shasta Daisy
Monopoly piece: The thimble
"America the Beautiful" verse: No. 3
Candy bar: Twix

Comments

Re: woodwind instrument

[enchanted-pants.livejournal.com]

Once upon a time, I played the trombone -- poorly. It probably would have sounded better if I had filled it with rocks.

When I think about the clarinet, I think about Benny Goodman, and "Sweet Georgia Brown," and dixieland music.

But it's okay to be a trumpet player. The first step is admitting you have a problem.

Re: woodwind instrument

[smithie98.livejournal.com]

You are poo-pooing the flute with a "it's so easy" and as a flute-player, I can tell you it is not as easy as you think, especially as you get more advanced. The instrument that I played in middle school is different from those played by soloists or in orchestras--those have more keys, and most keys are "open" with a hole in the middle of the key so that your finger is what controls the pitch of the note.

I always wanted to play the french horn.

Re: woodwind instrument

[enchanted-pants.livejournal.com]

Your informed comments are well-taken, Smithie. But if the anonymous poster is who I think she is, then she a music teacher to whose knowledge I am obliged to defer.

Re: woodwind instrument

[jatchwa.livejournal.com]

Eveyone knows that trumpet players were the coolest. We could let out a "charge" at any time. That's how you knew how cool we were.

Re: woodwind instrument

[(Anonymous)]

I didn't mean to infer that playing flute is a piece of cake by any means. I just thought it was easier then clarinet, though you are right in saying that it gets a lot tougher the more advanced you get. I have tried playing both instruments as well as many others and I personally had an easier time with the flute. And though I learned other instruments because I went to school to be a music teacher, I never did finish that goal but hope to in the future. My husband is the music teacher for now! Thanks all for replying!

Re: woodwind instrument

[(Anonymous)]

Oh yes, I almost forgot to metion.
Trumpet rocks!