Adventure journal 5

Last Sunday I went to my first clarinet master class. Not knowing what I was getting in to, I thought the master class would involve a professional teaching a class as if it were a lecture. Instead, we got to hear pieces prepared by volunteers and the professional gave tips and points that could make it better. The music they played made me feel so inadequate in my own playing and it makes me want to try harder and continue with music in college. How do you even play that fast that high without any breaks in the sound? One of the volunteers had signed up 48 hours earlier but was by far the best performance there was. The person doing the helping, Corrado Guiffredi, also played a few pieces at the end. In the lobby, there was a display of super fancy barrels and bells for clarinets that I believe you could try out or buy. I didn't think to bring my clarinet mouthpiece so I never had the opportunity to try them.