Klarinet Archive - Posting 000099.txt from 2000/06

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Teaching YOUNG students
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 10:22:24 -0400

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From: "Franklin Kercher" <kranwli@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Teaching YOUNG students

>
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> From: Patricia Smith <pattiesmith@-----.net>
> To: klarinet@-----.org>
> Date: Friday, June 02, 2000 8:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Teaching YOUNG students
>
>
> I had a young boy, a 6th grade begginer, who was having a terrible time
> going over the break. He could play from low C up to Bb no problem, but
> couldn't get his right hand fingers to cover the holes for clarion B,C and
> D. I finally got him to play E and go down one step at a time to get his
> fingers over the holes. I had him do this several times in clarion and
> chalumeax(sp). It worked. He was doing great, but I found he just quit
band
> last week because our damned Neanderthal coaches told him and several
other
> boys that they couldn't be in band and sports also and that band was for
> sissies anyway. Next year will be interesting as my son will be starting
> band, and the coaches want him very much as he has a fantastic throwing
arm.
> I forsee a very heated and verbal (maybe even physical) meeting in the
> parking lot between the coaches and I. They do this every year and we
loose
> half of our band.>
>

If you son is very good and they do indeed want him that badly, this may be
the golden opportunity to negotiate a some type of suitable working
arrangement so that students can do both. Afterall you are now the kid's
PARENT not just the band director. As such you could prevent him from being
in football. This is leverage that you don't have with any other band
student.

*Plan* a strategy don't just go blowing up at the coach. Don't waste such a
wonderful opportunity through letting emotions run wild.

Dee Hays

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