u/Outrageous_Rooster92

Hello! I'm currently purchasing bass bone mutes for college and I am split between 2 different straight mutes. I am getting the Morningstar cup mute, and was wondering if I should get the Morningstar straight, or the Dennis Wick straight (both copper bottoms)? Ive played on a Dennis Wick and I loved the sound but am curious to see if there is anyone who has played on both can give some opinions or even suggest a different straight mute! Thank you!!

Hello! Me and my friend both recently acquired "new" clarinets that are crusty, dusty, and very musty. I am a trombone player so please don't take this as just super stupid. Since they are plastic clarinets, could we take off the keys, tape the cork with painters tape (or something else to make sure it doesnt get wet) and put it in a bath with dawn dish soap or will that ruin the clarinet? Thank you so much!! <3

Edit: I will NOT be bathing my clarinet, thank you all!

Hello! I'm slowly working on a composition project to write a marching show to prove to myself that I can and I've tried giving it a theme and I can't. I always end up feeling that some pieces would sound really cool even if they don't fit the theme.

Originally the theme was going to be infinity (extremely original i know) and feature Shattering Infijity (Benjamin Dean Taylor) Glassworks (Philip Glass) and Rippling Water Colors (Brian Balmages). I just came home from PMEA All-States and we had the extreme privilege of playing John Mackeys Xerxes, and I feel like musically it was be amazing, but it just wouldn't fit the theme. Should I suck it up and not put it in and work on staying in theme, or can I just do it?

Thank you!