Klarinet Archive - Posting 000189.txt from 1998/09

From: "Dee Hays" <deerich@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Teaching Lessons
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 10:39:20 -0400

I must also second the notion that the teacher needs to have respect for the
student. As an adult, I took lessons from a wonderful teacher who was also
a wonderful player. The sad thing was that she underrated her own abilities
due to the teacher that she had during college. Even though she was now in
her forties, this was still affecting her self perception. Sometimes, I
felt like I needed to push her despite the fact that she was a far, far
better player than I will ever be.

It is so very true that events in one's youth and young adulthood can have a
lifelong impact.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Date: Sunday, September 06, 1998 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] Teaching Lessons

>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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