Completely on his own, Jack decided to sign up to take clarinet in band when he heads to junior high in the fall. A couple of weeks ago, his band teacher called with some recommended brands. Roger got right on the hunt and found a used Yamaha for a good price on Ebay. It arrived in the mail yesterday.
All of a sudden the house is filled with a whole new sound. Considering he's never played a clarinet before and has had basically zero instruction, he seems to be off to a pretty good start!
But I think it might take a while before everyone in the house is on board with it.
2 comments:
I played clarinet in jr High, as did Tim -- for a year before he switched to saxophone (what he really wanted, but we had him do clarinet first). Good choice.
Just be glad he chose a wind instrument. He'll get it to a sound you can all enjoy (or at least stand) rather quickly. A string instrument can be pretty nasty sounding for a lot longer (tougher to hit just the right note). And don't even get me started on drums.
Have fun!
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