Klarinet Archive - Posting 000449.txt from 1998/11

From: SDSCHWAEG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet playing and fever
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 07:29:31 -0500

In a message dated 11/11/98 11:03:14 PM Central Standard Time,
el2@-----.edu writes:

<< Sometimes students will come to me to say something like, "I just broke up
with my boyfriend/girlfriend, and don't feel like having a lesson today,"
or, "I had a cold this week and didn't get enough practice." I regard
this as my opportunity to give them an introduction to the real world. I
certainly can't go to the conductor of my orchestra and say that I just
had an argument with my wife and so I won't be able to play the concert
tonight. If I haven't had time to practice my part, I just have to do the
best I can. More than one such occasion, and I will be in danger of
losing my job. Students generally can relate to this way of thinking
about music and responsibility.

Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu >>

Hear, hear! If I ever went into a lesson whining about my reed or anything,
Clark Brody would always say, "The audience doesn't care!"
Susan Schwaegler

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