I'm really behind in this conversation, but here is a
memory from the band program.? The band went to contest and there was a
rather difficult section for the clarinets that we hadn't learned very
well.? When we got to that part, we didn't play it any better than we had
learned it; apparently Nancy or Barbara saw the judges when we played that part
and said that one of them practically knocked her glasses off looking at the
music when we played it.? I think we ended up with a second or third
ranking; it was definitely not "Superior".
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My clarinet was school-owned; so I had to return it
when we graduated.? I thought about getting one a couple of years ago, but
decided that something different might be more interesting, and decided on a
cello.? My wife related this to her sister when she was here for
Thanksgiving and her sister gave me a new student-level for Christmas that
year!? That was five years ago, and I have been attempting to learn to play
it since then; I have taken lessons.? It's the hardest thing I've ever
done, musically.? It's probably harder than learning to play golf, although
I think I have a better chance of getting good at playing the cello than I do of
getting good playing golf.
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All of this reminiscing is fun, but my detailed memory
of many of these things is fuzzy, at best.? I enjoy reading all of the
responses.
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Chuck
