Klarinet Archive - Posting 000049.txt from 1998/09

From: "Buckman, Nancy" <nebuckman@-----.us>
Subj: RE: [kl] Children and Clarinet Playing
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 13:32:23 -0400

Hey Scott,

You better watch it , someone might actually believe you!

Nancy

Nancy Buckman
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD USA
nebuckman@-----.us

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> From: Scott Morrow[SMTP:scottdmorrow@-----.com]
> Reply To: klarinet@-----.org
> Sent: 2. syyskuuta 1998 10:22
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Children and Clarinet Playing
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> >Any ideas on how young a person can start learning clarinet? Is it a
>
> good idea to start a child out on the Eb? or should a parent wait
> (assuming there is sufficient interest on the child's part) until he
> or
> she can handle a Bb?
> >
> >Excuse me if this has already been a thread on the list.
> >
> >Thanks>
> >Ed Lyons
>
> Ed,
> Children and clarinets do not mix. Clarinets are DANGEROUS: sunlight
> reflecting off the keys can distract children and cause them to walk
> into heavy traffic, while the pointy-end of the mouthpiece could put
> someone's eye out! I strongly recommend starting children out on a
> safer instrument, like the Fisher-Price Happy Farm, which makes really
>
> cool sounds, but is practically impossible to swallow. You can then
> switch the child over to clarinet when the child is no longer a child
> (40 - 50 years old).
>
> That being said, I'm sure some of our more qualified teachers on the
> list will be happy to help you! :-)
>
> Scott ("The cow goes 'MOOO!'") Morrow
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