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Author: rockymountainbo
Date: 2005-05-26 18:15
I started taking clarinet lessons at age 31 about a year and a half ago. I had a lil girl who was 8 months old. Practice time was limited and it got to the point that we couldn't afford the lessons anymore. I played a bit on my own, but practicing fell by the wayside. I had another lil girl and she's gonna be 1 next month. So, I now have two children under the age of 3, am 33 years old and am picking this horn up again. Money is tight and we can't afford lessons right now. Does anyone know a site that has very beginner lessons posted for free? I just need a place to start again. Good thing is, I can still make a decent sound out of it. I play guitar and bass proficiently and I also play drums and piano, but I have always wanted to play classical and jazz clarinet...specifically dixieland (eventually). I've moved from the Rockies to the Florida beaches. Thanks ahead of time.
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Author: Slippy Bal-dog
Date: 2005-05-26 18:44
I'll probably get shot down by the more experienced members of the board but here goes:
http://www.8notes.com/clarinet/
http://rouses.net/hot_jazz/
has a band in a box patch for louis armstrong. Grab the examples and the band in a box demo and look at it broken down. Its pretty neat.
The band in a box is a fun way to work scales as it'll play chord accompaniment as you practice.
I also go to sheetmusicdirect.com and open samples of old standards to toodle around with.
good luck.
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Author: ron b
Date: 2005-05-26 19:19
Hi, RockyMB
I noticed you havn't posted for quite a while. Easy to understand why. Things being as they are though, and everything, and hey...
WELCOME BACK !!!
Lotsa friendly folks with friendly advice here. (I know you know that). This 'study guide':
http://www.southernmusic.com/studyguides/clarinet1.htm
was posted a while back (sorry, I don't remember who gave it to us at the [senior] moment). It might contain some useful material for you. Whatever "style" you choose to play, the fundamentals are the same.
- r![[cool]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/cool.gif) n b -
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Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2005-05-26 19:20
Were you learning out of a book when you took lessons before? Can you read notes?
If you need a beginner method book, contact me privately off the board, and I will send you one of my extras. It won't be dixieland, but it will be clarinet.
Susan
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Author: rockymountainbo
Date: 2005-05-26 19:31
hiya ronb,
yep, been outta commission for a while. still in transition from the big cross country move. most of our stuff is still back on the front range, but i have my horn with me. thanks to everyone for the links. i'll give it a shot.
my books are still back in colorado...unfortunately.
Post Edited (2005-05-26 20:22)
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Author: ron b
Date: 2005-05-26 21:52
I forgot to mention, Rocky, as I usually do, that your nearest public library may have some fun music books that you can play from. I haven't explored the tapes and CD resources but there might be some fun 'play-along' kinds you could use. If you check stuff back in on time, it's free
- ron b -
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Author: diz
Date: 2005-05-26 21:55
Welcome back - enjoy the experience - and don't agonize over reeds and mouthpieces.
Without music, the world would be grey, very grey.
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Author: rockymountainbo
Date: 2005-05-27 20:27
OK...this is what I did. I left my clarinet all reeded (is that a word?) up next to my desk at work (i work remotely out of my house) and I am playing scales when I get the chance. I also practiced during lunch for 30 minutes (all my lips could take). I learned "Oh When the Saints Come Marching In" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". I also have been practicing the lower register scales.
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