Hey, I`ve been playing Bb clarinet for almost five years now. I`m in 8th grade and I`m a first clarinet. Our school does allow clarinets in, but only a few and it gives the band so much more roundness to the band. I started playing bass clarinet in 6th grade just so I could join the jazz band... I was special. Since our band teacher is a super nerd and only lets a few clarinets in, me and my other two clarinetist friends go "instrument carolling" in the winter. (It`s a good way to make quick cash. Seriously, leave a hat on the ground in front of you while playing a clarinet on a street corner in the middle of winter in NY, people start feeling bad for you.)
-Jo

My school`s jazz band lets both clarinet and bass clarinet join. We have like 5 clarinets and then theres me one bass clarinet

My school`s jazz band lets both clarinet and bass clarinet join. We have like 5 clarinets and then theres me one bass clarinet

Yes I am the only one that plays Clarinet in Jazz Band and that is great students should convince teachers to let clarinet players play

Our school has the "standard" instrumentation mentioned in one of the first messages, so you have to learn sax to get in. I, however, when doing minor research on my instrument-the bass clarinet-have found that the two main groups a bass clarinet is typically used for are symphonic orchestra and jazz. Neither of those two groups in my area will let me play bass clarinet; I either have to play sax for jazz and/or clarinet for orchestra (I own one, so that`s not tooooooo difficult).

I`m one of the clarinetist`s in our jazz band but I have to look off of a 1st tenor sax part.

In fact my school let`s any instrument take part in jazz band.

at my school we have a junior band and big band, i play clarinet in junior and sax in big band. the clarinets have to play either tenor sax or trumpet,but we do have an ensenmble for clarinets and flutes organised by the woodwind teacher

you guys r nerds

My school doesnt because they say the music odesnt come with a clarinet part. :P