Klarinet Archive - Posting 000876.txt from 1999/07

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] school music programs(kinda defending corps too)
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 08:36:52 -0400

On Sat, 24 Jul 1999, Bill Hausmann wrote:
> Oh, if only it were so easy! I'm sure you are doing a fine job job with
> your own children. But are you going to go into each and every home and do
> it?

I'm afraid it is not my job to do that - it is their job! That's what
being a parent is. I certainly hope I'm not alone in expecting parents to
teach their kids these things?

> As long as you are going to insist that you are only a MUSIC educator, your
> argument is valid, and of course at the college level where you are I will
> concede the point for your case. But at junior high and high school
> levels, what we need are EDUCATORS who specialize in music. A band
> director may or may not be able to inspire a child to a career as a
> musician. Let's face it -- few of them have the talent. But you must
> seize the opportunity to teach each student SOMETHING that will stick with
> them and help them in life.

The really good band/music teacher doesn't have to resort to something as
simple as standing still and quiet - a military approach. The truely
excellent music/band teacher can teach all of those things within a
beautifully planned and executed lesson. The worse the teacher, the more
they have to lean on the marching band. In my opinion of course.

Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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