Klarinet Archive - Posting 000146.txt from 1999/09

From: "J. D. Kent" <boris@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] 52 year old 'beginner' needs help - please!
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 18:24:04 -0400

I too agree with this statement. I am a 46 y.o. learning to play an
instrument for the first time. No previous music lessons, save for some
chorus in high school, and I did that by ear. Besides the age, I was a
mechanic for many years, and my hands have been pretty well abused. To
make life even tougher, I just can't afford a teacher at this time, so I
am attempting to go it alone. I think finding and creating an "adult"
approach to teaching and learning music would be highly beneficial to
many people, including, obviously, myself.

Dave

Gary@-----.com wrote:
>
> This subject comes up at regular intervals. There seem to be quite a few
> "mature" adults who take up the clarinet for the first time and even more
> who played through school and return to it after a long layoff.
>
> I would speculate that what works best for these two groups in learning or
> relearning the clarinet may not be exactly the same approach used for
> younger students. I believe that this would be useful area for study by
> one or a group of clarinet professors looking for a research project.
>
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