June 2, 200718 yr I'm sorry to plague this board with another "am I too old?" thread, but this a question that has been pressing me for a while. I have decided to adopt a second instrument, preferably a reed, bass clarinet or bassoon in particular. I play euphonium. I was also thinking about cello. Two benefits are that it won't screw up my embouchure and I already read well in bass clef so part one is already finished. Do you have any advice regarding whether or not I am too deep to be dug out?
June 2, 200718 yr I'm sorry to plague this board with another "am I too old?" thread, but this a question that has been pressing me for a while. I have decided to adopt a second instrument, preferably a reed, bass clarinet or bassoon in particular. I play euphonium. I was also thinking about cello. Two benefits are that it won't screw up my embouchure and I already read well in bass clef so part one is already finished. I think the embouchure for euphonium and that of a bassoon or bass clarinet are going to be so foreign to each other there'll be little danger of screwing up one or the other. Either way, the point is moot because you're definitely too old and should probably quit music altogether.
June 2, 200718 yr I have decided to adopt a second instrument, preferably a reed, bass clarinet or bassoon in particular. I play euphonium. you need to understand the special needs of a reed instrument... they require regular walks, and a very special diet. and if your euphonium is particularly territorial, it MAY not accept having another instrument in the house. lastly, remember to spay or neuter your instruments... as cute as a litter of baby clarinets is, it is then your responsibility to find them good homes afterwards. Of course, "too old" depends on JUST HOW OLD ARE YOU?????? You know it might help to actually include that information in your post.
June 2, 200718 yr you need to understand the special needs of a reed instrument...they require regular walks, and a very special diet. and if your euphonium is particularly territorial, it MAY not accept having another instrument in the house. lastly, remember to spay or neuter your instruments... as cute as a litter of baby clarinets is, it is then your responsibility to find them good homes afterwards. :P Of course, "too old" depends on JUST HOW OLD ARE YOU?????? You know it might help to actually include that information in your post. Hey, yeah! What kind of people would we be if we're here encouraging some 102-year-old to blow his pension on a new bassoon?!
June 2, 200718 yr it's never too late to learn how to play a new instrument (or to develop any other skill). Some would say that even at 102 you can learn how to play a new instrument, for to worst part you can continue your learning from the afterlife :P
June 3, 200718 yr Author I sixteen. After doing a little more research on the bassoon embouchure and reed embouchure in general, I think I MAY be able to handle it. But reading certainly doesn't substitute for actual experience, so who knows? Thank you for the input mis compadres.
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