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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]rare yet needed instrument is good[/quote]

What sorts of instruments are needed?[/quote]

Low brass if he is good.[/quote]

Younger kid is just picking out options now. I will recommend low brass. Right now, his top picks include:
- Taiko drums
- Gamelan
- Contrabass clarinet
- Pennywhistle
- Vuvuzela
- Tenor horn[/quote]

Where on earth did he come up with this list? None of these are traditional symphonic instruments, so obviously they [b]won't be in any demand for college orchestras! [/b][/quote]

I know! I was more wondering about music groups in general -- I know liberal arts students who joined their school's Taiko/Gamelan classes and wonder if prior knowledge might indicate worldliness. As for the gamelan, thanks for the tip! I'd have to check with kid to see what, if any, specific gamelan instruments he had in mind.

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Wordli...

I can't even.

OK, here's how this will go, OP. This is will be entirely irrelevant for any college that's a reach for this kid, because they'll see right through your ploy. But, for targets and safeties, a college admissions officer might go: "OK folks, it's down to the wire here. We have a couple more spots to fill. Let's take a second look at this pile: oh, it's the kid with the gamelan ensemble - apparently he's learned to play all the instruments, and he performed at Carnegie with the X Ensemble. He has a YouTube channel, anyone have time to look? No? Looks like an original, let's take him anyway."

And off he goes to a mid-tier college costing you 60K a year. Big whoop. 
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Lol [/quote]

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