Klarinet Archive - Posting 001025.txt from 2000/12

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Performance
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 16:48:25 -0500

On Tue, 19 Dec 2000 14:41:13 -0600, rgarrett@-----.edu said:

> At 11:46 AM 12/19/2000 -0800, you wrote:

> > When all you have is a hammer, all problems begin to resemble a
> > nail. No two people learn in identical fashion, and it's the mark
> > of a poor teacher who fails to recognize that being able to come at
> > their subject from a varied number of angles and perspectives is to
> > their students' broadest possible benefit.
>
> Neil,
>
> I'm not so sure it is the mark of a poor teacher but one who is very
> limited in what he can do. There are many, many fine clarinet players
> out there - but most of them do not teach well - at least they are not
> able to teach anyone but an already developed player. That isn't a
> crime - but you are right when you say that they will be unable to
> help their students in the broadest possible way.

I made a rule for myself not to reply to Roger's posts, but I'm
breaking it again:

One of the first things I ever said to you, Roger, was that there is a
very great difference between the things that you want to say on a list
like this -- general things -- and the things that you want to say as a
response, perhaps provocative, to an individual student that you hear,
and continue to interact with.

You failed to understand that at the time, and you continue to fail to
understand it now. Everything you write is based on that
misunderstanding.

The fact is, you know *nothing* about my teaching.

By the way, most people would have recognised that Neil and I are
engaging in a conversation, or an argument, that might have a positive
outcome for both of us. One of the reasons for that is that we both
understand what an argument *is*.

You don't.

Tony
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