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Re: Good Advice for Newer Players

Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2021-08-11 00:20

The violin video is great Paul. Thanks for mentioning it and to Erez for posting it.

I'm sorry to say it, but the biggest game changer for me has been spending a truckload of money on a good clarinet. I struggled for such a long time with an heirloom instrument that really didn't work. Realising how much my clarinet playing hobby means to me, and spending actual money on it has helped a great deal.

Finding an absolutely first rate technician is also really important I think. I'm also fortunate to have a really good woodwind shop that is cycling distance from my house and it makes the whole world of a difference to be able to just run over to them and ask for advice, try mouthpieces, and ligatures and whathaveyou.

Also finding a teacher that works with me in my own way has been wonderful. I learn so much from him and he never minds working in the way that I need to work, to get to where I need to go.

Sheet music software like Dorico and Sibelius are helping me a huge amount, as I can mess with the music to dissect and understand it.

Lastly, I think the internet is just such a wonderful resource. It's breathtaking the things that we can learn through it, compared to the 80s when there was just a choice of one or two books on any given instrument in the local bookshop.

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