Hiya all

i'm Netty, i'm just starting to learn the clarinet again after approx 16years absence and i am scared and excited and confused and soooo excited did i say excited cos i'm soo excited.

i last played when i was in school, but was forced to give up at the time of choosing which gcse to take. long story short...i was torn between art and music and my mother decided art..with materials supplied was cheeper than buying a clarinet so my mother decided i was to take art. reluctant to give up i borrowed a clarinet and had private lessons after hours but when the tutor stopped showing up and then i was asked for the clarinet back so i had to give up.

due to various reasons its took 16 or so years to be in a possition to be able to take it up again, but its never been out of my head and i couldn't be more excited about finally makeing the step. i am desperatedly searching for a tutor but am haveing not much joy. i really want to study to get a grade 8(and go on to further education) but i have no i dea how to go about this. i have called all my local colleges and not one of them has any adult education music courses and with lots of searching the good old internet lead me here..the perfect forum i was looking for and i am hopeing that i will be able find some answers to the million and one questions i have buzzing around my head.

anyway's i think i have rabbited enough now, just wanted to say hi

Netty

Welcome to the forum.
Hope you soon find a teacher.
Enjoy your playing.

Hello, welcome

Welcome Clari-Netty!

As a fellow clarinet learner, can I just say what an excellent name I think you've chosen

Hope you find it helpful here, and fun too

thanks for the warm welcome everyone. i am so glad to have found this forum, there is so much useful and fun stuff here. and it is so much easier to use than many of the other forums i'm on. am really glad to be here

thanks skylark for likeing my name i thought it was really cheesy but i couldnt help it haha

Hi and I'm sure you will enjoy the forums and get lots of support. I know I have

I think it's a great name!

I hope you enjoy your time here!

It is a FANTASTIC name And possibly a hot contender for next years best username title???? (Don't worry Netty - stick around and you'll soon know what I'm on a bout ) to the forums. It's a fantastic place to get advice and support and to celebrate in your personal successes.

to the forums! Hope to read future posts on your musical progress.

I'm quite new too (though you wouldn't think so from the ridiculous amount of posting I've done!!) I'm an adult re-starter on clarinet (about grade 5) and a beginner on piano (about to take grade 2 - yikes!) Hope you enjoy the forums - no doubt we will meet regularly in the woodwind forum!

Nothing wrong with cheesy!

to the forum Clari-Netty, hope you have fun here!

Hello Clari-Netty, welcome.
Have fun.

thanks again everyone i really appreciate it and look forward to shareing experinces with all of you