Klarinet Archive - Posting 000144.txt from 1999/09

From: Frank Galiani <fgaliani@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] re: 52 year old "beginner"
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 17:08:56 -0400

Dear Audrey, I am an age 65+ clarinet student and have been playing for
about 18 months. Last month at the end of my lesson, my teacher said,
"OK, Now we'll work on this," and placed the music for the K622 Adagio
on the stand. I must have walked to my car when I left, but I can't
remember my feet touching the ground! Getting these antique fingers to
work and coordinate with my perhaps pre-senile brain has been quite a
chore, but what fun. I find that I have to break down my practice into
a phrase by phrase learning and reinforcement process. I've worked on
some segments dozens upon dozens of times, gradually increasing the
speed until I can come up to tempo at this point on all except a few
phrases. When I reach a certain point with a portion of the music, I go
back and start working with a metronome, albeit at a slower tempo.
Starting every practice with scales, including chromatic, and arpeggios,
has also been a very big help for me. From your post it is evident that
you are miles ahead of me musically, but I hope that my excitement and
enthusiasm about learning some of this wonderful music bring you a smile
and an added bit of encouragement.
Frank P. Galiani
Baltimore, MD

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