Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It must be nice to have formal music lessons, Mark. In my case, I had to learn with the help of a few older high school band members, and then take it from there. A few "how to" books helped. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: Charmer >> Benny was given the clarinet to learn because his father said he was too >> small to try anything else. He made the best of it, but had a lot of >> disappointments early in his career. He, Artie Shaw, and Woodie Herman >> were, in my opinion, the best of the era in which I grew up. >> >> I have, in my early years, tried all of the woodwinds except for the >> flute >> and picollo, and, believe me, the double reeds like the oboe and bassoon >> are >> the most difficult. >> >> Jim Nichols > > > Benny Goodman got his early lessons at Jane Addams' Hull House in Chicago, > I got my early lessons in Cello and music composition there. And theater. > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >