Klarinet Archive - Posting 000754.txt from 2000/07

From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] The role of the reed
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 12:58:17 -0400

--- William Wright <Bilwright@-----.net> wrote:

> A beginner such as myself probably shouldn't attempt to argue with
> experienced players. But my novice opinion is that the concept above is
> entirely incorrect and would lead a student entirely in the wrong
> direction.

As a student, your 'novice' opinion about an instructor's teaching
approach is as valid and valuable as any other player's. It is a
very individual matter. There are as many different learning styles
as there are people on the planet, and it is a vital quality of a
good teacher that they be able to adapt their style of communication
to the manner in which each particular student learns best. People's
brains are wired differently, and while one student might respond im-
mediately to a given angle on a particular issue, the very next stu-
dent is equally likely to go, "Huh?" So if what I wrote about the
reed seems keenly obtuse to you, don't worry about it. We're actu-
ally not at all in disagreement. I read what you wrote and nodded
my head the whole way -- we're just approaching the same issue from
different and complementary perspectives. Over time, you'll find
that your own conceptual model grows and changes and is able to draw
connections between seemingly conflicting ideas, where others might
think they are irreconcilably in opposition.

Neil

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