Klarinet Archive - Posting 000188.txt from 1998/09

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Teaching Lessons
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 10:32:51 -0400

On Sun, 6 Sep 1998, Robert D. Shaw wrote:
> I remember a couple of summers ago sending one of my students off to band
> camp. She made second chair, first band(out of eight bands!) as a sophomore.
> She decided to take a couple of lessons during the week from the clarinet
> instructor there who had a high reputation as a fine clarinetist. The day after
> her first lesson she called me in tears feeling frustrated and like a failure.
> It took several weeks for her to get her confidence back after that experience.
> Thank God she did great and made all-state a few months later.

This is a sad, but often true story..........I felt badly just reading
about your student.

A fine clarinet player does not always make a fine teacher. The best
combination is if the fine teacher is also a fine clarinet player.

Roger Garrett
IWU

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