Author: tucker ★2017
Date: 2016-06-15 07:01
Aaron....
I totally agree with Hank. We all want to run before we can walk, but you need a good foundation.
As a returning bass clarinet player after many years absent, I started playing with a local concert band. I've hired a local teacher to help me "brush up" on some things. He's a band director at a local school as well as a sax/clarinetist in one of the US Army bands. He also plays in area jazz bands. He stared me off with Rubank Advanced Method. I went home and started mulling through the first lessons.
At my next lesson with my teacher, I made a few snarky comments about playing scales, arpeggios, drills, etc etc. His reaction to me was ".... oh I misunderstood... I thought you said you wanted to learn to play bass clarinet again."
OUCH. I thought I had retained my abilities from years past. I remembered all the fingering etc... but technique, embouchure, mechanics, etc remained where I left them years ago.
Daily drills, scales, and exercises have made a huge difference. My band mates have noticed a marked improvement in my abilities in just a few months not to mention the joy of actually playing the music correctly. So as a returning novice... take the advise of the pros on this board and find a good teacher, start with the basics and stick to it.
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