Klarinet Archive - Posting 000106.txt from 1996/09

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: NYC teacher? Leon Lester?
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 19:21:44 -0400

John,
Try looking up SIMEON LORING. He is just-retired professor of
music who is a fine teacher and player. His # is 212-496-8699 and his
address is 185 WEA.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Wed, 11 Sep 1996, John Verity wrote:

> Folks,
> Can anyone recommend a good clarinet teacher in NYC--Manhattan or
> Brooklyn and perhaps (but not necessarily) jazz oriented? I
> am an adult beginner/intermediate who's serious about learning to
> play; have been doing so since last year. Current teacher talks
> way too much during lessons, never plays for me to hear how it should
> be done, and doesn't listen to me play too much, either. Kinda
> frustrating.
>
>
> Also, is Leon Lester still alive? I feel as if I know him somehow,
> having worked with his Rambles book and another one of etudes adapted
> from another guy named Herring (?). This music has really hit the
> spot with me.
>
> Thanks,
> John Verity/NYC jverity@-----.com
>