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Quitting Clarinet

Author: brahmslove
Date: 2011-09-29 03:47

Hear me out.

I'm currently a high school senior. And I love music. I walk downt eh hallways singing Brahms Symphonies and am simply in love with it. I have been in the top seats at my Honors All State Band and am in a prestigious youth orchestra.

Lately, I have begun to get very stressed when playing clarinet. I'm not a music major but I am still on a high level (I think...) Reeds have bothered me to no end. I detest how they can be stuffy too hard too soft, everything! 4/7 days a week, my "practicing" will consist of playing on a couple reeds, trying to adjust them, and getting stressed and calling it quits for hte day. I have not really "enjoyed" playing clarinet for the past several months. Sometimes, I will start crying out of stress from clarinet.

I love music so much but do you think that it's time to take a break from clarinet? Or is it ok to stop altogether. I've played violin for a month and it was love at first sight. I felt so much happier lpaying. Maybe I, just lazy, but I felt so much freer. And while I know that strings have annoying things of their own, I feel nothing can compare to reeds.

To boot, I have District auditions in a couple weeks and I don't think I would be able to do well when my heart just isn't into it...

Let me know your opinions...

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