Klarinet Archive - Posting 000945.txt from 1999/11

From: "Joe & DeOna Bridgeman" <dranddad@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Help - a beginner question
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 00:59:02 -0500

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Good Evening,

I live in Pittsburgh, PA and found the Klarinet list on the internet =
while performing a search on Yahoo.com. Well, I have a BIG question =
(I'm sure you get it all the time).

I'm 29 years old and have never played any type of musical =
instrument in my life until the last several months. I have always =
wanted to play the Clarinet and figured that the Recorder would be a =
good starting point. I have taught myself to read music (with the help =
of my wife who plays the piano) and purchased an inexpensive Recorder =
and method book. I enjoyed playing the Recorder, however, the more I =
played the more I realized that the sounds I'm hoping to one day play =
can not be found with the Recorder (I have always enjoyed the popular =
artists such as Kenny G or Jim Brickman - can't say that I'm really =
familiar with many others although that would be a goal of mine). I =
believe that it's time to purchase a Clarinet and get started with the =
"real thing."

My question is this: what would be several good instruments (brand, =
model etc) to start with, considering a price of below $400? Should I =
purchase new or used? Also, would you recommend several good =
instructional books that could get me started on my own?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! =20
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Thanks,

Joe Bridgeman

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