Klarinet Archive - Posting 000731.txt from 2000/05

From: jordheimco@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] A returner to the clarinet seeks advice
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 11:05:23 -0400

On Mon, 15 May 2000 08:58:44 +0100 "Wendy Kirkland"
<wendy@-----.net> writes:
> Dear list
>
> I have recently restarted playing the clarinet after a 12 year
> 'break'!!!
> Yesterday, I tried to play the thing and nearly busted a lung.
> Today my eyes nearly popped out.
> I would like some advice. Whats the best way to get back into it?

Welcome back! After you sort thru the reed advice and get comfortable
there, take a slow and steady approach. I returned after a 15 year break
that included having asthma. My first long tone blowing sessions nearly
ended in my daughter calling an ambulance ! I persisted and eventually
rebuilt those breathing muscles. It sure never was such an effort in my
teen years !

The pain I felt in my lungs was akin to the muscle pain one gets from
overwork in the garden in the spring time, or from going back to an old
sport too quickly. After a few days it went away and now I actually feel
better in my breathing after a long practice .

Stick with it. It does take time to come back.

Kristin
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