Klarinet Archive - Posting 000114.txt from 1997/01

From: Phillip Harris <pharris3@-----.com>
Subj: Re: New guy on the block
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 13:51:09 -0500

This certainly has opened a thread! I can't resist. I have been lurking
on this group for a longtime now and posted twice with questions.

I started with clarinet about 3 -4 years ago. I am now 71. Don't worry
about being a late-comer to any activity that makes you tingle. I began
the recorders at 37 and the cello at 39. Playing in ensemble has always
been one of the pleasures of life. There have been times when I have put
aside one or another of the instruments but they are a skill that can
be renewed to some level of playing that can be satisfying. Don't be
hard on yourself. If it's a hobby, treat it as such. My present music
activity is Tuesday morning Clarinet Duets and Thursday evening String
Quartet .

I did play the clarinet one Thursday when the violist missed the
session. One of the violinists played guitar and we tried the Easy
Klezmer by Giora Feldman. Not too shabby.

Phil

Phil Harris pharris3@-----.com
Longtime Amateur Cellist, Player of Recorders and Struggler with
Clarinet