I have to point out that one can say the same about most jazz saxophonists.
With your playing?:twisted:Wallace said:As a saxophonist for a military band, I can assure you I am paid to play the saxophone.....and kill people.
If you have ever heard the Army band in your neck of the woods, you know the answer to that. While the musical casualties are unfortunate, the student loan deaths make it all worthwhile.hakukani said:With your playing?:twisted:
Wow, I am glad I wasn't able to join the Army Band after all.Wallace said:If you have ever heard the Army band in your neck of the woods, you know the answer to that. While the musical casualties are unfortunate, the student loan deaths make it all worthwhile.
Consequently, the Army bands (non-premier) are doing away with big bands and jazz combos. Colonel Palmatier, one of our big whigs, has deemed jazz "irrelevant". The briefing we received last week, a three hour power point presentation, nearly brought me to tears.
good times...sniff....good times
I'm glad my contract is up in six weeks!Martinman said:Wow, I am glad I wasn't able to join the Army Band after all.
Hello srcsax,srcsax said:I'm not sure where you are headed, or want to go with this but Rascher DID teach at the University level and was paid quite well.
Ok, I see what you mean now. He taught courses in the summer at those institutions, but was never on the faculty. I am not sure of the exact amount that he was paid for these sessions but I doubt that it was a huge windfall for him.srcsax said:Mr. Raschèr taught at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, Union College, the University of Mississippi and Yale.
James Hoiulik studied with Rasher privately and at Eastman. (Houlik did not finish his DMA at Eastman though)
http://music.mdickinson.com/SMR_obit.htm
Those teaching stints for Mr. Rascher were for 1 or 2 week summer institutes. Jim Houlik's study with Mr. Rascher was one of those 2 week summer sessions at Eastman in 1960. And the comment about military saxophonists being professional is certainly true. I had not thought about them. I was referring to the group of well known soloists generally mentioned in these pages. I agree that many people use "professional" to mean highly skilled, but I am using the word in its pure sense: primary source of income. Most of the well known saxophone soloists are professional teachers (their income), but amateur saxophonists (amateur is from the Latin meaning to do something for love).srcsax said:Mr. Raschèr taught at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, Union College, the University of Mississippi and Yale.
James Hoiulik studied with Rasher privately and at Eastman. (Houlik did not finish his DMA at Eastman though)
http://music.mdickinson.com/SMR_obit.htm