Klarinet Archive - Posting 000495.txt from 1998/06

From: <DGross1226@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Back To School?
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 06:42:11 -0400

Having been a list member for more than four years now, I know that my 31-year
break from playing clarinet (1955-1986) didn't set any records. As as a high-
level amateur player I have reasonably good musical performance skills, but I
lack a fundamental knowledge of music. So I'm seriously considering taking
an early retirement from careers in science & engineering, and most recently
fundraising, to enroll in a local community college to study music seriously.
I'm not sure where such an adventure would lead me, but I was wondering if any
of you on the list who were significantly older than the typical 18 year old
freshman had ever pursued a similar path? Or have any of you college
educators taught similar "retreads" in your classrooms? Any help would be
greatly appreciated either via KLARINET or personally.

Don Gross
La Canada, California

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