[Trombone-l] do you object to teaching euph/baritone?

[thetubameister@roadrunner.com]

Weird; while my situation is slightly different, my first professional recording was on Euphonium with an orchestra, and I basically finally broke into the professional classical scene playing euph.  And I might question - what's so bad about a service band?  It's a gig, full time pay, and often rewarding music.

Like you said: others deciding not to teach or play euph gives me the gigs!

J.c.

---- Walter Barrett <walttrombone at optonline.net> wrote: 
> So, because there are no euph spots in symphony orchestras, he thinks  
> there's no valid reason to teach it? How many of his trombone students  
> get orchestra jobs? With an attitude like that, the answer had better  
> be 90% or greater, IMO.
> 
> 
> I do a LOT of euph playing. Many times, it's the difference between  
> sitting home for free, or gigging. I welcome attitudes like that, more  
> gigs for me.
> 
> 
> On Feb 3, 2009, at 3:39 PM, Borden, Lawrence wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a colleague who objects to teaching euph since there is no
> > continuing path except (in his opinion) a band director, community  
> > band,
> > or service band.
> >
> >
> >
> > I feel this is wrong since it is only the rarest case that we find
> > someone wanting to major in euph performance. Do you think this  
> > opinion
> > is common among our brethren?
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> Walter Barrett
> 
> "No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up."
>   	 - Lily Tomlin
> 
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