When I start something new, I go at it 110%. When I started taking music lessons again, I spent way too much money resorting my clarinet, buying new music, finding a great music teacher. Because I work at a school and get home about two hours before anyone else, I set aside an hour of that time each day to practice. And let me tell you, for about six months, I did just that. I was starting to actually feel comfortable with playing again when I started sluffing. I’d find little things to distract... read more