I'm just returning to playing my clarinet, it's been 16 years since I played regularly in high school. So far for the last week, I've played for about 30 minutes a day, mainly working on scales, articulation, arpeggios, and then spending a few minutes just playing old stuff I still have for fun, just to hear a melody. I soon plan to invest an hour a day in my practice, but to be honest, my mouth is just too weak and sore at this point. It's getting easier every day though.
I am passionate about and dedicated to regaining the skills I had developed in high school and ideally to expand on that. I fully intend to join my local community band so I'll have a venue for playing, but I can not afford private lessons right now.
So I was wondering if any of you pros out there would share your practice routines? Do you work on different skills/techniques each day or a little bit of everything each day? I have the Rubank Intermediate Method book that I've had for a long time to use to brush up on my basic skills, then I will move on to the advanced levels in time. Any thoughts on that?
Thanks!
Kristina
I am passionate about and dedicated to regaining the skills I had developed in high school and ideally to expand on that. I fully intend to join my local community band so I'll have a venue for playing, but I can not afford private lessons right now.
So I was wondering if any of you pros out there would share your practice routines? Do you work on different skills/techniques each day or a little bit of everything each day? I have the Rubank Intermediate Method book that I've had for a long time to use to brush up on my basic skills, then I will move on to the advanced levels in time. Any thoughts on that?
Thanks!
Kristina