Comments on: What’s in a name? What “doublers” call themselves http://bretpimentel.com/whats-in-a-name-what-doublers-call-themselves/ Saxophone, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, folk and ethnic woodwinds Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:51:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: pattyhttp://bretpimentel.com/whats-in-a-name-what-doublers-call-themselves/#comment-4 patty Wed, 28 May 2008 22:22:23 +0000 http://bretpimentel.com/blog/?p=5#comment-4 The word "doubler" doesn't seem to mean just playing two instruments. I've heard players say "I am getting three doubles on this show!" Now someone could call it a quadruple, and I suppose some do, but mostly the word "double" is used no matter how many instruments are being played. So "doubler" is, to me, the easiest way to go about it.I'm <i>not</i> considered a doubler even though I occasionally get doubling. Playing oboe and English horn pays doubling but doesn't turn me into a doubler.Of course what I'm called can be a little odd to. We are (or at least were) referred to as "straight players" and I always hope a musical has a "straight book". A colleague nearly ripped my head off when I said, "I sure hope it has a straight book!" because he thought I was offending our "non-straight" community. I guess we need a different name too. ;-) The word “doubler” doesn’t seem to mean just playing two instruments. I’ve heard players say “I am getting three doubles on this show!” Now someone could call it a quadruple, and I suppose some do, but mostly the word “double” is used no matter how many instruments are being played. So “doubler” is, to me, the easiest way to go about it.

I’m not considered a doubler even though I occasionally get doubling. Playing oboe and English horn pays doubling but doesn’t turn me into a doubler.

Of course what I’m called can be a little odd to. We are (or at least were) referred to as “straight players” and I always hope a musical has a “straight book”. A colleague nearly ripped my head off when I said, “I sure hope it has a straight book!” because he thought I was offending our “non-straight” community. I guess we need a different name too. ;-)

]]> By: Ron Nelsonhttp://bretpimentel.com/whats-in-a-name-what-doublers-call-themselves/#comment-3 Ron Nelson Wed, 28 May 2008 11:33:24 +0000 http://bretpimentel.com/blog/?p=5#comment-3 Sal Lozano's interview is in the May/June issue of the SAXOPHONE JOURNAL. It appears I left the "where" part out. Sal Lozano’s interview is in the May/June issue of the SAXOPHONE JOURNAL. It appears I left the “where” part out.

]]> By: Ron Nelsonhttp://bretpimentel.com/whats-in-a-name-what-doublers-call-themselves/#comment-2 Ron Nelson Wed, 28 May 2008 11:32:41 +0000 http://bretpimentel.com/blog/?p=5#comment-2 I think Sal Lozano in his interview published in the May/June 2008 issue hit this subject on the head. He says when he has a clarinet in his hands, he is a clarinet player. When he as a flute, he is flutist (or flautist).Bret, I think your "woodwind artist" designation is one of the better ones. Also, "woodwind specialist" indicates you are good at several, which is the category I like to think I am in. I think Sal Lozano in his interview published in the May/June 2008 issue hit this subject on the head. He says when he has a clarinet in his hands, he is a clarinet player. When he as a flute, he is flutist (or flautist).

Bret, I think your “woodwind artist” designation is one of the better ones. Also, “woodwind specialist” indicates you are good at several, which is the category I like to think I am in.

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