Klarinet Archive - Posting 000635.txt from 2001/10

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] 25 year hiatus (was Off Topic Chat)
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 08:47:07 -0400

Yes I had a 20+ year hiatus from clarinet playing. Much depends on how good
you were in the first place. I found that everything was still there but
very, very rusty. I could sight read but not as fast. I remembered almost
all the notation and almost all the technique but again technique was
slower. That was frustrating in a way because I knew what it was supposed
to be like. However, these things return with practice and I did not have
to "re-learn" but drill, drill, drill.

On the other hand, the 20 years of life experiences improved by
interpretive, "musical" ability and when I returned to the instrument gave
me a much greater appreciation and thankfulness for the ability to play an
instrument for myself rather than being limited to listening.

Dee Hays
Michigan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nichelle Crocker" <nichelle@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] 25 year hiatus (was Off Topic Chat)

>
> 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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