Klarinet Archive - Posting 000633.txt from 2001/10

From: Nichelle Crocker <nichelle@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] 25 year hiatus (was Off Topic Chat)
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 01:15:43 -0400

To Mr. Henson (and others who have returned from a clarinet hiatus),

If you don't mind telling about your experiences, I would be interested in
hearing about what it was like for you to come back to the clarinet after
an extended break. Which things were more difficult to recover than
others? Did you feel that any elements of your playing developed while you
weren't practicing?

I ask because I have recently returned to the clarinet after a few years of
not playing and have been surprised by the process of recovery.

(Oh, and this is my first post to this list since about 1996. It's good to
be back.)

Nichelle Crocker
nichelle@-----.com

Tom Henson wrote:

>Now that I am getting back into playing clarinet after a hiatus of 25 years,
>I think I can finally say that I am doing it for the pure enjoyment of it
>and not just for the sake of accomplishment.

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