Klarinet Archive - Posting 000721.txt from 1998/07

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 22 Jul 1998 02:34:49 -0000 Issue 293
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 23:41:56 -0400

On Tue, 21 Jul 1998 Cheddar99@-----.com wrote:

> I was just saying that it's a major problem when students get turned off
> to music because of the carelessess of a bad director.

One of the most comforting things for any music teacher is that even if
you make a mistake, you probably will not do any long-term damage to a
serious and talented student. The mediocre student may be a different
situation. But a bad teacher probably can't turn off a really dedicated
musician. I myself have had both good and bad teachers. I learned from
and got inspiration from the good ones, but the bad ones couldn't deter my
from my determination to learn music and to make it my career.

Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu

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