Klarinet Archive - Posting 000437.txt from 1999/08

From: gtg <gtgallant@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] re:Earliest Age to Start Playing Clarinet?
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 23:32:12 -0400

<<Heres my take on the subject from the research I
have seen:
Musical talent if developed early on will make for a
more talented
student. Then the "God given talent" is set, and will
not change.>>

I must 100% disagree. Although starting clarinet at
an early age helps, it is definitely not a rule that a
child beginner will have more potential that their
adult counterpart. I know a someone who started at
age 21 and four years later, got into a major
conservatory - on a near full scholarship. This
person could not even read music when she started and
never played an instrument previously. By the end of
her first year playing, she had played Baermann Div.
3, Weber Con #1 and Grand Duo, Brahms #1 - just to
name a few. Within four years she had played (on a
high level) Spohr concertos #'s 1,2,4, ALL Weber
clarinet pieces, Stravinsky, Copland, Mozart Concerto
and Quintet, Rossini, etc, etc, etc.

My point? Some adults are prodgedies also. I do agree
that most children have better chances of reaching a
higher level than an adult beginner, but not in every
case. It's funny how society gives up on you when you
reach a certain age bracket. Scientist try and prove
this by conducting various "studies" about the
difference in learning capacity/ability between
children and adults. Adults can have incredible
learning potential. One must first realize the
possibilities that can, and will occur by having an
open, determined mind.

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