Klarinet Archive - Posting 000377.txt from 1998/04

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: lesson motivation
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 12:43:33 -0400

On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, Bill Hausmann wrote:

> Beware the "Mr. Holland's Opus" syndrome. Schools are no place for
> frustrated musicians who are looking for a steady day job. To be a
> teacher, you must love dealing with children and teaching them things.
> ANY things. To be a successful music teacher, you must be a TEACHER
> who's special interest is in music, not a musician with an interest in
> teaching.

One of the fundamental problems is that almost no music teacher initially
gets into the profession because they started with the idea that they had
a love of teaching. Almost without exception our original motivation is
our love of music. Some of us eventually come to love teaching as much or
almost as much as we love music, and some others never do.

Ed Lacy
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Dr. Edwin Lacy University of Evansville
Professor of Music 1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, IN 47722
el2@-----.edu (812)479-2754
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