Author: Ralph G
Date: 2005-08-01 19:54
I'm in the dreaded "offseason" of clarineting right now. Summer band finished two weeks ago. My chamber orchestra doesn't meet again until September. My woodwind quartet doesn't have a gig until the fall. And though I have a recital in January I need to prepare for, January just seems... so... far... away. It's been nice having a break from performances and rehearsals, but I'm starting to feel a bit disconnected from the horn.
I'm not the most disciplined practicer around, and if I'm not in the thick of a concert season, I have trouble keeping up the ol' motivation. Up until the municipal band season ended two Sundays ago, it had been a very busy summer on the clarinet with lots of side stuff going on, so the break is nice. But I'm starting to miss it.
Anybody else have trouble keeping the motivation up all by your onesies? Not looking for advice, as I'm sure most advice would be of the "man up, Nancy!" variety. Just wondering aloud.
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Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.
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