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Any thoughts on this?

Author: MrBolodenka
Date: 2014-09-28 08:56

I played the clarinet back in middle school, about 10 years ago, and I wanted to pick it back up. I've been playing for a bit over the past day or so since I got my clarinet, and it's starting to come back pretty fast. The long term problem I'm seeing here is that I can't read sheet music - I never could, even after 3 years of playing in the band; and somehow I was first chair.

I've got half of Take Five memorized since I started playing yesterday, now working on La Musica Notturna Delle Strade Di Madrid No. 6, (4:13 - 6:33 in the full song) but I don't know how far playing by ear will get me; even though I managed to get through band 10 years ago. I know guitarists don't need to be able to read sheet music, but I'm more concerned about my situation with the clarinet.

How will not being able to read sheet music impact my ability to perform on the clarinet, and by how much?

- Mr.B

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