A similar story. I had to take a year off from the horn due to the requirements of a particular internship. I was able, however, to get a recorder and as a result got to do a lot of playing with recorder ensembles. Playing the recorder has zero effect on the lip, teaches new skills, exposes you to much Renaissance and Baroque music you would never approach on the horn in the normal course of playing, and introduces you to an interesting amateur and professional culture. By the end of the year, I was reading Quantz and playing trio sonatas. In some ways it honed my musical senses, such as they are, and enriched my playing when I started up again on the horn.
Richard in Seattle On 1/26/2011 9:02 PM, Molly White wrote: > As someone who took a several years off for business school, I second (or > third?) the advice to WAIT! It has ultimately been no detriment to me, as > an amateur, to have done ZERO playing for several years. I recognize my > situation is very different, since the hiatus was something I planned on and > I was not injured. But I want to assure you that, assuming your lip heals > normally, the time you give yourself for healing will NOT be missed or > regretted a year from now. Take this year and enjoy an alternative hobby - > learn to tap dance or something! You CAN get your horn chops back after a > nice LONG break. > -molly in MO _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
