Klarinet Archive - Posting 000853.txt from 1998/06

From: "John Gates" <cadenza@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] re:Galper / Collis method
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 03:04:05 -0400

Hi David, I've used Collis for about six years. At the local music store
the books are $15.- , I consider this pretty outrageous. I would like to
write to Collis if anyone knows his address.

I once phoned Elkan Vogel in Philadelphia but I think they've moved to New
Jersey (or maybe New York). What you say about the way they are treating
Collis upsets me. His books have a few flaws but I still think he bridges
the gap between beginning books and more advanced books. His books 2 and 3
are excellent. Who publishes the Galper Method. How do I find them?

PS Encore 4.2 with the patch is great.

JGates
-----Original Message-----
From: David C. Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Date: Thursday, June 25, 1998 6:37 PM
Subject: [kl] re:Galper / Collis method

>I used to use the Collis before I used the Galper Method. Now I use Galper,
>and supplement with Collis (sometimes) . I can tell you stories about the
>Elkan Publishing business that will make you cringe (they no longer pay
>their royalties for books sold). I know this because I teach the daughter
>of the Hegviks (co-authors on the back cover of the Collis books, and
>played in a Quintet with Robin Hegvik), they haven't been paid by Elkan
>Publisher in years! Gives me a bad taste for the book. Tempted to
>photocopy it, and send $3 to James Collis myself ;)
>
>David Blumberg
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>Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 13:56:42 EDT
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>From: jvarineau@-----. Varineau)
>Subject: Re: [kl] A beginning teacher teaching beginners.
>My favorite beginning method books for clarinet are the MODERN COURSE FOR
>CLARINET by James Collis. They are published by Henri Elkan. They come
>in about six volumes and I usually use the first three or four. They
>have lots and lots of "tunes". The only unfortunate thing are the rather
>"dorky" titles given to the tunes. I find these method books far
>superior to any band method -- and the fact that nobody else uses them
>around here is also a plus for me.
>John P. Varineau
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