Klarinet Archive - Posting 001009.txt from 1997/10

From: Charles <chardy@-----.com>
Subj: Re: brrr
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 17:10:03 -0400

At 03:29 PM 10/25/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Ouch! I did fix the problem. I tried many different ways, but the one that
>worked was just to play with her. She was not keeping her muscles firm
>enough to play the pitch I wanted unitl she heard me play and matched my
>sound. We(the student and I) have worked on this for a week and now she
>seems to be "fixed". Now all my beginner clarinets sound like me. That is
>what I always shoot for and achieve. I just don't understand why one out of
>12-20 students doesn't get the right tone unless I play along whith them.
>That's all.
>On the bad teacher note. HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT WE HAVE TO TEACH??!! And the
>conditions we have to work under?

What do you have to teach? Charlie
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