And the music starts again

About 8-9 years ago, i stopped playing the saxaphone. THis was something i'd done for maybe a couple of years, and while i wouldn't say i was 'amazing', i was good enough that it was probably just a matter of practice, i had pretty much 'learned' what there is to learn, and was just building on skill.
I stopped playing becuase the learning envoronment i was in was starting to feel opressive. I"d joined an after school club run by the school music department, and to begin with it was fine. After the first year though they started to get a bit serious. I'd get berrated if i hadn't practiced enough that week, i would get sent off to practice the sax during normal school music lessons, and the whole tone was that of 'you must get better, enjoyment is secondary to that aim'.

So i quit. I now wish i'd stuck through it, but i don't blame my past self in the least. Although i still enjoyed playing, i was constantly worrying about getting enough practice in to not get a hard time at my next lesson, and in the end it just wasn't worth it.


So, where's the positive in all this?

Well this week i'm going to be buying an alto sax. i've wanted to restart for years, and for some reason havn't.

I'll say it again. Grabbing life by the balls