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Re: Beginning Clarinetist

Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2006-03-28 23:01

awm34 offers sage advice.
I'm so impressed by my current teacher. I'm a big problem for him because I've accrued so many bad habits. Every week, I have to un-learn things that I have been doing for 40-years. That's hard.

Get a good teacher --not just someone who can get around on the horn, but someone who knows the intimate details of playing it.

Can s/he play a C# melodic minor scale without tangling his/er pinky fingers? Can she see your problems before you realize you have them?

In terms of not settling for less, get a super instrument. Maybe you should pick your teacher first and get his/er help in picking out an instrument. A new professional level instrument (screened by a very, very experienced player) could be a good choice. That coach, however, might be able to find you an economical, previously screeched, used instrument that is capable of singing sweetly, playing in tune and helping you with all of those mild fumbles that cause a lesser horn to stumble, squeak or fail to speak.

Welcome aboard. This is fun.

Bob Phillips

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