Klarinet Archive - Posting 000765.txt from 1998/02

From: joesmarts@-----.com (Stephen J Frederick)
Subj: Re: Asking students to double
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 14:50:24 -0500

My teacher Mr. Strang throws chairs and batons at people!
On Tue, 17 Feb 1998 23:30:48 EST garylsmith@-----.com (Gary L Smith)
writes:
>On Tue, 17 Feb 1998 15:34:29 -0600 (CST) Roger Garrett
><rgarrett@-----.edu> writes:
>>While it was not me making the comment about the conductor and
>Amtrak,
>>I
>>feel the conductor is taking advantage of the student....as I posted
>>earlier. No one questions the value in being able to double on Eb
>and
>>Bass....it is the quality of education that is being discussed. As a
>
>
>I think we could start a whole topic on directors who throw different
>instruments at students, not to help them develop, but because they
>need (or think they need) a (oboe/bassoon/bari sax/whatever). Often,
>it's the student who's the most promising on their primary instrument
>they do this to - thus yielding a mediocre clarinet/oboe player or
>even a mediocre bass/eefer player, rather than a fine player of one
>instrument who is prepared to move on to something else later. Sadly,
>many young players are so intrigued by the novelty of it all that they
>don't realize what they're doing to themselves.
>
>While we can't judge what Wendy's director's mindset is, I'd be
>concerned in this case. Three clarinets to keep proficient on, two of
>which are at opposite extremes. And I assume she has some other school
>obligations too, so there again it's a different story than when you
>play, uh, for money. :-)