Nah, after six years of intense learning and regular practice, I had to take off about a year to care for an ailing friend up Beantown way. When he passed, last November, I couldn't much get into music, and was also very busy settling his affairs. It was all time well-spent, and I don't regret a minute of it.
But now I'm playing again, or at least trying to. I've lost very little on whistle, mandolin, banjo and guitar, but the flute's another story. I feel like I'm starting over nearly from scratch. Weak embouchure, little power, and less stamina. Worst of all, after quite a few months, I don't even feel like it's coming back. I'd hate not to be a flute-player, but I'm not breaking it out in sessions so much anymore. I worry that my age, (late-middle), could be a factor.
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Has anyone taken a significant sabbatical and then come back to it? If so, what was it like?