Klarinet Archive - Posting 000102.txt from 1995/05

From: John Blegen <blegen@-----.US>
Subj: Re: The Clarinet for a Late Starter
Date: Wed, 3 May 1995 10:18:03 -0400

>From the postings I've just read, you've already received good advice
about starting with clarinet (and about what clarinet to start with).
I'd like to add that choosing a teacher is a critical step. Be sure to
select someone who has experience with adult beginners. Adults learn
very differently from kids. I'd also like to recommend an old but very
good book about learning a musical instrument (cello, in this case) as an
adult:

Holt, John Caldwell, 1923-
Never too late : my musical life story
New York : Delacorte Press, c1978.

This should be available at your local public library.

John
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