Klarinet Archive - Posting 000519.txt from 1998/06

From: Kathy Beatty <kbeatty@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 14 Jun 1998 20:15:01 -0000 Issue 180
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 09:30:55 -0400

Hi Don,

I'm a "late bloomer", I got my degree in Computer Science in 1988, at the age of
35. At the
time I went back to school, I had not take a math or science class in 17 years.
Fortunately,
I went to a college (Metropolitan State College, now Metropolitan State College of
Denver)
where the average age of the student body was 28. I suggest you look into finding a
similar
college in your area, I think it's well worth being in a school where the student
have more
life experiences under their belts!

I've also, lately, come back to clarinet playing after a 28 year layoff. I'm also
thinking seriously
of going back to school to pursue music, after I've retired, though.

Best of luck,
Kathy Beatty

Don Gross wrote:

> 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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