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Re: Returning to the Clarinet after 3 years.

Author: Stacie S.
Date: 2019-10-23 01:04

I returned to the clarinet a few months ago after 25 years of not playing. I had sold my clarinet (due to financial reasons), so I am using a "loaner" from a neighbor whose kid played in school...got my own mouthpiece, though. Anyway, it did not take me long to get back to where I could read sheet music and play those high notes like I used to. Right now, I am working with a private instructor at a music school to get myself back to the level of expertise I was at before I stopped playing (I played from age 10 to about age 24...only 4 of those years in school, with the rest just on my own).

My goal is to win a spot with our local concert band (you have to try out, so I need to be good). One thing that did make me feel good is that my instructor said I was more at an intermediate level with good tone and definitely not beginner, which he was surprised about since it had been 25 years since I played.

Since I cannot keep the loaner clarinet forever, I am in the process of trying to choose an intermediate level clarinet for myself. It's not easy to choose one.

Good luck and don't give up. You will get back to your prior level in no time, especially since it's only been 3 years.

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