Klarinet Archive - Posting 000223.txt from 1997/08

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: How young? No,No,,No
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 20:43:22 -0400

On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Charles wrote:

> No matter what the physical size, a seven yar old is too youmg to start on
> the clarinet. A couple of good years on a keyboard would be muc more
> beneficial. There are too many difficult and discouraging possibilities on
> the clarinet for a seven year old to endure and become needlessly
> discouraged........Cjarlie

As I stated in my initial response, it depends on the 7-year old
in question. I don't believe in subscribing to ironclad or
limited thinking on a subject such as this. Saying "no matter what",
followed by a highly prescriptive statement concerning a preferable
alternative, suggests that the writer has some authoritative basis,
either in scientific knowledge or extensive experience. If this is
the case, I imagine the list would be interested in knowing the
factual evidence which supports the point of view.

Neil