Klarinet Archive - Posting 000219.txt from 1997/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: How young is too young?
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 19:26:16 -0400

At 03:29 AM 8/6/97 -0400, you wrote:
>For whatever it's worth I do think that 7 is to young for the simple reason
>of holding the clarinet to begin with. I would question whether his hands
>are big enough to hold and manipulate the key mechanisims. I would also
>question whether he could make the spread required in the hands to properly
>close the holes. In a person who demonstrates this kind of musical abilities
>and intelligence it might be more harmful to start him and let him experience
>the difficulties that can be expected, than to keep him waiting until his
>body has caught up with his interests. Just my personal opinion. It has
>also been the subject of a study that people who start earlier than 6 grade
>do not show anymore of an improvement over those who start in 6th.
>
>Cheryl
>
Suggestion: Start 7-year-old on a keyboard instrument, and emphasize
theory and music reading. With this knowledge in the bank, so to speak,
learning another instrument is purely a matter of mechanics. I speak from
personal experience.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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