Well, summer is over.

This sentence usually occurs somewhere in my brain in late July/early August with a fair amount of trepidation. Not that I don’t love what I do, I really do and can’t imagine doing anything else, but I do a LOT. It can get very overwhelming, so when the end of the summer rolls around I’m excited but also a bit of me is dreading the grind. But this year is different.

Reese BurganAugust 2, 2022Comment

Tour of the Selmer Factory

I had the recent honor of visiting the Conn-Selmer factory in Elkhart, Indiana and what a treat it was! I got to witness just a few of the steps that go into making clarinets, bass clarinets, double reeds, and saxophones. Most of these instruments take anywhere from 7-10 years to produce, wood to finished product and the process is far more vast that I even imagined.

This Is Difficult.

Truthfully, it could be a lot harder, and I feel so fortunate that I’ve been able to continue teaching. I know that is not the case for all private lesson teachers; there are likely some who still have not regained their previous studio strength. I do not mean to minimize anyone else’s struggle, but it’s important for me to vent as well. Here’s my story.