Author: rrayneau
Date: 2019-07-28 18:18
Hi everyone,
I introduced myself back on 2019-02-11 in a post called 'playing flat, please advise'
I was given helpful advice so I would like to ask another question.
Now 68 years old teaching myself for 21 months in UK. Had about 6 lessons which have now stopped.
I can get notes up to g6 to speak fairly easily which I would like to think means my basic technique is sound.
I joined a community band 4 months ago but am finding it challenging. We are a relaxed group of about 20 of different ages and levels of experience. Includes 8 clarinets. As we have no bass clarinets I play bass clarinet part. But it is very different to playing at my own pace home alone
We play about 10 pieces. Despacito,Sgt Pepper medley, Best of the West,Bohemian Rapsody, Motown Forever etc.
It shouldn't be challenging technically. Low notes,repetitive,mostly not the melody.
But just to learn a couple of phrases up to speed can sometimes takes me quite a long time, depending on how difficult. Even though I also spend time going over the notes in my head. There are videos on YouTube of the same versions of the pieces we play and I study those. Also I play along with the recordings we make of our practice sessions.
For one thing I find some of the rhythms difficult though I use a metronome. So I end up only playing a small percentage of the notes I am supposed to play. At this rate it will be months or even years before I am up to speed by which time they will have moved on to another 10 pieces.
Is this rate of progress normal? Any observations gratefully received as I would like to make more of a contribution. And enjoy it more.
Regards, Bob
Buffet Prodige, Vandoren 5RV, Legere European 3.5
rrayneau@gmail.com
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