Author: David Eichler
Date: 2024-05-18 01:20
"I worked with adult students occasionally over my career. It always seemed important to me to figure out with the adult learner what his or her goals were."
Bingo. I started out as a guitar player. I didn't start learning clarinet and sax until around age 30. I started first on clarinet because I just liked the sound of the instrument, and then starting working on sax shortly after, because my teacher played both and I also liked the sax. I didn't know what my goal was exactly at the very beginning. I just wanted to play, and to play well, if I was going to put in the effort and expense. My goal quickly became to play jazz at a level where I could at least sit in with pros for a few tunes and know what I was doing, even if I might not be able to do everything they could do technically and expressively, and maybe to do some gigs with people closer to my own level who can at least play competently, which I think I more or less achieved. I felt that some classical training would help with developing technique. Plus I just like playing classical music too.
Post Edited (2024-05-18 02:24)
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