Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2010-08-03 02:11
Welcome back to the madness! ![[tongue]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie6.gif)
First off, do what Doug said, and have the instrument checked for function with a competent technician. After that, consider taking at least a few lessons to get you back into the swing of things.
As to your daughter, I would recommend not forcing anything on her. Play the instrument yourself, and keep her entertained. You will build a love of music into her, much as parents who read daily to their children build a love of books. When she gets into 4th or 5th grade, consider giving her a clarinet and getting her private lessons. We started our daughter (now almost 19) that way, and she ended up being the best clarinetist in the school district, the principal of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, and is now taking music performance as part of a double major in college. But it was her choice. We just planted the seeds.
When she took up clarinet, I began playing again, too. We both joined a local adult community band five years ago, and this has been a great way for us to spend time together doing something we both love.
Jeff
“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.” Kalman Opperman, 1919-2010
"A drummer is a musician's best friend."
Post Edited (2010-08-03 02:12)
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