The single engagement classical scale in NYC does not count A/Bb clarinet as a doubling:
http://www.local802afm.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/classical_single.pdf As pointed out by others, your mileage may vary according to jurisdiction and contract. Aaron. On 3/16/2014 8:12 PM, J D Thomas wrote: > I had a phone conversation with a client earlier today. And the topic of > doublings came up. This is going to happen in a live situation, not in the > studio. He is going to have a situation where the two clarinets are going to > most likely be playing both Bb and A clarinets. Someone from NYC checked > into it for him and told him that the two clarinets were considered the same > under union doubling rules. > > I am a member of Local 47, Los Angeles, and I told him if a player picks up > another instrument and plays it on a session, it's a double. Period. He > argued that this was not the case with classical performances and reiterated > that the two clarinets are considered the same. I countered that they were > not, and he was getting erroneous information. > > I'd like to hear what everyone knows on this issue. I did many, many > sessions in LA when I lived there for 21 years. Both live and recorded. But > I will admit my memory is foggy; I've been out of LA for over 13 years. But > I do recall that if a played picks up another axe, it's a double. > > Any and all opinions are most welcome. > > J D Thomas > ThomaStudios > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
