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Author: jberty
Date: 2004-07-01 05:35
Hello,
I used to play the clarinet and I was pretty good. I haven't played with an orchestra since highschool. I am interested in brushing up on my skills and maybe joining the band at my college. Does anyone have any recommendations on what I can do to prepare myseld. I am quite out of shape.
Thanks,
Joc
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Author: ron b
Date: 2004-07-01 06:50
Well... first of all, Joc, do you have an instrument? If you do, tell a little about it so we know what you have to work with. If you don't, we'll be happy to share opinions and proceed from there 
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2004-07-01 11:24
Hi Jocelyn,
You can begin to re-establish your tone and technique on your own up to a point. Get an intermediate or an advanced method book, grab your clarinet, and begin a slow and careful practice routine. Long tones, scales, and technical studies are all part of developing a routine.
If your embouchure begins to get fatigued, stop, rest, and continue a little later. Just like someone starting a whole-body exercise routine, treat your return to the clarinet the same way. Be regular about your practice and slowly build your endurance. You'll be ready for ensemble playing before you know it.
HRL
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Author: William
Date: 2004-07-01 15:14
Get a copy of the Baermann Complete and go throught all the scales--this is actually, for many of us, an everyday (and never ending) routine.
Then, go to a rehearsal and "just do it". As it is a college band, an audition may be required (FWIW--many post college community bands do not require auditions). For that, play some of the Mozart Concerto 1st or 3d movts--or any other solo that you were successfull with in a high school, for example. As you once were "pretty good", you should have no problems in easily recovering your lost skills.
Then, have fun and enjoy--that's what it's all 'bout!!!
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Author: hans
Date: 2004-07-01 18:10
Jocelyn,
In addition to the advice above, you could try some of the music that comes with cd recordings of professional accompaniment. Hal Leonard and Warner Bros. come to mind. It helps by requiring you to read the music accurately and it's a motivating "reward" to give yourself after you have done your method book exercises.
Regards,
Hans
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