Klarinet Archive - Posting 000514.txt from 1997/10

From: Ryan Lowe <ral@-----.net>
Subj: Re: music ed questions
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 02:56:19 -0400

I remember in grade school playing the sax (which was only five years ago).
I had one music lesson (private) per month during the second semester of
fifth and sixth grade. For those of you whose children have ensembles at
their schools, be thankful!!!

Ryan Lowe

At 04:59 PM 10/12/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Unfortunately many band programs do not bother with individual or group
>lessons. When I lived in Ohio, the band program in my town for the first year
>(5th grade) consisted of group lessons once per week and playing in the band
>the rest of the time. After 5th grade there was only playing in the band. If
>you wanted more, you went to a private teacher. I also lived in a town in
>Illinois for a couple of years and the band program was handled the same way.
>
>Dee Hays
>deerich@-----.net
>Canton, SD
>
>
>

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Ryan A Lowe