Klarinet Archive - Posting 001760.txt from 1998/04

From: "Carl Schexnayder" <carlsche@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: Boston Symphony Audition procedure
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 14:08:25 -0400

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Schexnayder <carlsche@-----.com>
Date: Monday, April 27, 1998 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: Boston Symphony Audition procedure

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>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
>>>>To: klarinet@-----.us>
>>>>Date: Thursday, April 23, 1998 11:08 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: Boston Symphony Audition procedure
>>>>

>>Another message I don't believe went through. Last message at bottom.
>>Thanks,
>>Carl Schexnayder
>>>>>On Thu, 23 Apr 1998, Jonathan Cohler wrote:
>>>>>> Yes, I know that a tape is not an ideal audition vehicle, but it is
>>most
>>>>>> certainly much better than a resume.
>>>>>
>>>>>It is just different than a resume - not better. It is a tool designed
>>to
>>>>>show something other than what a resume shows. That's all. It doesn't
>>>>>show orchestral experience, and it doesn't show past teachers. But it
>is
>>>>>a valuable tool nonetheless.
>>>>>
>>>>>Roger Garrett
>>>>>IWU
>>>>>
>>>>>Roger,
>>>>
>>>>This may not seem to the point, however, if you bear with me, I think
>>>you'll
>>>>see the relationship. Two years ago I had a flutist graduate. She
>>>>auditioned for a music scholarship at our largest university. The flute
>>>>teacher is new to our area. She asked my student how she had learned to
>>>>play so well and wanted to know if she had had private lessons. My
>>student
>>>>replied that, even though she had had no private lessons, that her band
>>>>director, Mr. Schexnayder, had worked with her throughout her high
>school
>>>>years. The flute teacher's next reply was; "WHO is MR. SCHEXNAYDER?? I
>>>>DON"T KNOW HIM??" She then stated that my student would not be able to
>>get
>>>>a scholarship because she had not studied with a teacher SHE was
familiar
>>>>with!! I took this to mean that she would not want to have a student do
>>>>well and possibly be traced back to a lowly band director that she
didn't
>>>>even know!!
>>>>
>>>>Now, strange as it may seem, I have NEVER had a student rejected for a
>>>music
>>>>or a band scholarship before! When my student returned to school the
>next
>>>>day, she told me what had transpired, to which I replied; WHO is
>>>>DR....................? I DON"T KNOW HER!!
>>>>
>>>>Needless to say, my feathers were ruffled, but my main concern was for
my
>>>>student and for future students who would no longer be able to rely on
>the
>>>>fact that, if they did as they were advised, etc., they could no longer
>>>>count on being awarded a scholarship at this university.
>>>>
>>>>Well, to make a long story short, the lady called back a few days later
>>and
>>>>said that my student would indeed receive a full music scholarship in
>>>>addition to her band scholarship. Now, I don't know what transpired in
>>the
>>>>mean time, but I was very happy for my student, who had always been a
>hard
>>>>worker and had become a fine musician!
>>>>
>>>>All of this just to reinforce a comment on your last entry. My point is
>>>>this: If a person is a good enough musician, and plays well enough, and
>>>has
>>>>achieved this status totally on their own, with NO teacher even, what
>>>>difference does it make? If the student has had no major experience
with
>>a
>>>>major orchestra, could that person nevertheless know how to play in an
>>>>ensemble and be able to follow a conductor?
>>>>
>>>>It just seems to me that this is nothing but a political stance! We're
>>>>getting down to "Who you know, not what you know", are we not??
>>>>
>>>>Just my point of view!!
>>>>
>>>>Carl Schexnayder
>>>>
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