Klarinet Archive - Posting 000042.txt from 1998/12

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Teaching methods
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 17:18:11 -0500

On Wed, 02 Dec 1998 17:18:08 -0500, agalper@-----.com said:

> Teaching methods

[snip]

I agree with all of these principles, for what my opinion is worth.

But,

> ...it is not likely that good results could be obtained by abandoning
> the traditional way of teaching the clarinet.

...the principles leave open the question of *how* we teach them.

We might ask ourselves, what does Yona mean by 'the traditional way of
teaching the clarinet', such that we are unlikely to obtain good results
if we abandon it? What would we have to do to be judged to have
abandoned it?

Tony
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