Klarinet Archive - Posting 000977.txt from 1999/09

From: "Dodgshun family" <dodgshun@-----.nz>
Subj: Re: [kl] a typical lesson assignment
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:01:49 -0400

> I'm curious what other college professors or students have as a typical
> weekly lesson assignment for an hour lesson. Also how much practice time
is
> expected of the student per day. Right now I assign 1 etude, 1 key in
> Baermann III (up to 3rds), and work on a solo for an hour lesson once a
> week. This varies from week to week - sometimes the etude carries over a
> week. To me this seems light. When I was an undergrad at U of Wis. the
> normal week assignment was two etudes, 1 key in Baermann or Stievenard, a
> movement from a piece, and memorize scales, arpeggios, and 3rds for jury.
> There was no differentiation between music ed and performance majors and
> this was in the 80's. What do other's assign and expect as practice time

I'm not a performance student, but I am learning from the university's
performance tutor anyway......right now I'm on one study, long-term learning
the Weber 1st concerto, an unaccompanied solo (Stravinsky at this point in
time - we vary which one from week to week so I don't go completely crazy!)
and a sonata movement (it's Horovitz atm) each week. As for practice time,
well, it depends. As I'm not studying clarinet, I'm probably doing less
practice than others, but I tend not to time my practices - quality not
quantity. In psych (my major) this morning (current topic is expertise, and
how one gets it!) we were told that little and often is a much better way to
practise - you'll improve much faster this way. I've got a big competition
coming up in early December, which I'm playing the Weber for, and I'm
guessing that as my stress and panic levels rise, so will my practice
time......

Anna

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