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Re: After 57 years

Author: Roxann
Date: 2017-04-17 03:00

My teacher has told me to stop playing when I can tell my embouchure needs a rest, then to come back an hour later. Because my early band teachers weren't clarinet players, I never learned the proper embouchure. Fast forward almost 50 years, and she and I worked all last summer on changing it and she said it would take a good year to develop those muscles. She also suggested I purchase Embouchure Building for Clarinetists by Larry Guy. It's a quick read and there are some great suggestions in it. Best of luck...and GOOD FOR YOU!!! Check out New Horizons International Music Association for bands that would be appropriate for you in your area. We have a NH band here in Boise and it's the highlight of our week. It's made up of "older" folks (our oldest was 94 for quite awhile now it's 89!) who haven't played in awhile but want to get back into it. We're on the "retirement home circuit" and play all over town. Best of luck with this new endeavor!

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2017-04-17 02:16

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Roxann

2017-04-17 03:00