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Author: Danette
Date: 2001-09-05 19:53
I could really use some advice!
I played clarinet from middle school through college and enjoyed it very much. I'm hoping to join a civic orchestra in the next few months (or longer), but I'm very much out of practice and out of the loop.
I could use some names of books to start with and some practice hints so I can try and get back in the saddle!
Thanks!
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Author: Jerry McD.
Date: 2001-09-05 21:35
Danette,
Welcome back! I too took a long layoff from the horn and had to pick my chops back up. I would recommend that you play the Rose 32 etudes and the Baermann III. The Rose is for sound, phrasing, and some technique, and the Baermann is all scales and whatnot.....lots of whatnot! The best advise I could give would be to be patient, don't worry about reeds right now (if they don't play, put them aside or throw them away......you can work on adjusting them later) and most of all have fun! Try and play every day. It is just like a beginner, a half hour every day is MUCH better than an hour every other day because your progress will be quicker and smoother!
Welcome back!
Jerry McD.
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Author: Ken Abbott
Date: 2001-09-05 23:57
Don't be discouraged by 20-year-old kids who can blow your doors off. The first time it happens, it will probably get you down. Remember that many of them have had the chance to practice for hours on end, every day.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-09-06 00:50
I had over a 20 year layoff and got back into it. A reasonable practice schedule should get you to a decent percentage of what you were before you dropped it. Another good book is the complete Klose method. I also like the Rubank Advanced Volumes I and II, Pares Scales, Cavalline Caprices, Rose 40 Etudes, Rose 32 Etudes, and Rose 20 Grand Etudes.
As one of the others said, don't be surprised at the young people who can play superbly. On the other hand, don't be surprised at how poor some of them play.
Not too many cities have amateur orchestras but many do have community bands that are always looking for players.
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Author: ron b
Date: 2001-09-06 04:09
To all of the good advice above, I like to add a Welcome Back, Danette!
You're in good company here. Lots and lots of returnees, some of us on our second or third go 'round. It's a real pleasure to make your acquaintance :]
- ron b -
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Author: William Hughes
Date: 2001-09-06 18:25
After a thirty-five-year hiatus, I am also again taking up the clarinet. I began by searching E-bay for an Eb alto, which is what I played in my school days, but I was instead taken with a Bundy EEb contra-alto. I got the contra-alto and my ambition is to play in a community band someday. I had a lot of very basic questions about the care and feeding of the beast and a great need for suggestions as to how I might learn to tame it. By way of a search or two in the archives of this BB I found a lot of good advice. If, after I try out what I have learned, I still need more help, I'll be back. In the meantime thanks to all of you (especially the contra-altoists) for sharing with the rest of us and good luck to you, Danette.
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Author: willie
Date: 2001-09-07 04:23
Welcome back! While not very technical, my wife and I bought a Standard of Excellence book w/CD (#2) for our daughter to keep her playing during the summer vacation just after beginners band a few years ago. We all had a lot of fun playing along with her and we sometimes still play along with this book. Though it it is now very simple to us, we sometimes still use it to work on tone quality and control.
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