Klarinet Archive - Posting 000214.txt from 1997/01

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: your mail
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 10:58:56 -0500

Ken,
Welcome to the list, finally. I can't believe that there are no
community bands around. For example, there are lots of them in Virginia,
such as the Alexandria town band. Call up community colleges. They usually
have them. For that matter, even regular colleges often admit community
members. Check out AMU and Georgetown. Washington DC is a very active
town. If you can't find something then you're just not looking very
hard.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Fri, 17 Jan 1997, Schoendorf, Kenneth C. wrote:

> Hi, all. This is my first posting to this list, though I have been hovering
> on the fringes for a bit. I fall into that seemingly not uncommon category
> of those who played with some degree of proficiency through their teenage
> years or early 20s, stopped for whatever reason, and decided to start
> blowing again a couple of decades later. I've been re-playing for
> approximately 4 months now. Accompanying the expected technical problems
> (flabby embouchure, uninspiring tone, creaky fingers) is an even more
> frustrating one, a lack of playing companions. I'm willing to play anything
> from duets to orchestral music to pop tunes, but have not been able to find
> a group. I wash regularly and brush my teeth, so that shouldn't be too much
> of a problem. Does anyone have advice as to how to go about finding playing
> partners? Either general ideas or hints regarding opportunities specific to
> the Washington, DC/University of MD area would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you very much.
>
> ---Ken Schoendorf
>