Klarinet Archive - Posting 000049.txt from 2001/01

From: stewart kiritz <kiritz@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Community bands and clarinets
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 16:09:27 -0500

To Michel Chee,

From: Stewart Kiritz

Being both a psychologist and a musician, I am not convinced that "keeping
interest" is the key variable. The child needs to be drawn to music. So if
there is music around, you go to concerts when available, play at home,
ideally have live music going on at home, the interest, if it is there, will
be reinforced. Most people I know who have music in their lives after their
childhood were self-driven and loved music, though there are a few
exceptions of kids forced to practice who appreciate it later.

I think private lessons are important, and most parents can somehow afford
them. I think scales and technique are very important, just the way
learning the abc's and basic arithmetical operations are necessary for
learning more complex verbal and quantitative skills.

Developing the ear and appreciation of music come with time when the
interest is there. Immersion in music for those who love it will yield
results.

Good Luck!

Stewart Kiritz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michel Chee" <michel_chicago@-----.com>
Subject: RE: [kl] Community bands and clarinets

> So given all of this, how does everyone suggest introducing young children
> (or any children) to a musical instrument. How do you keep their
interest?
> I am a trained pianist (ok, I took lessons as a kid) and I want to pass
the
> music making onto my kids. They are taking recorder in school and one is
> taking violin. The schools don't teach squat!! They're not even taught
how
> to tune the instrument. OK, enough ranting. How do you keep a child's
> interest. Is technique really that important? (i.e. scales etc). I'd
> really like to develop their ear and their appreciation of music. Any
> suggestions?
>
>
> >From: "Doug Benoit" <dbenoit@-----.com>
> >Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> >To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> >Subject: RE: [kl] Community bands and clarinets
> >Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 11:16:25 -0500
> >
> >Nancy,
> >
> >I am a clarinetist in Amherst, MA, and find the same thing! My son is a
> >clarinet student of mine, and all I hear from him when he comes from
> >school,
> >is how the other clarinetists suck. Of course, he's 14, and many things
in
> >his life - he says - sucks. There is a certain bit of truth to the fact
> >that many young musicians, particularly in the public and private schools
> >in
> >United States, have YET to study the instrument privately, and detest the
> >diligence and perseverence required to develop an appreciation and liking
> >of
> >the instrument; that goes for the necessary discipline for all musical
> >instruments.
> >
> >My wife, my son, and I are in the Amherst Community Band, and there are
> >never enough musicians, let alone, clarinetists. Often, there will be an
> >abundance of one or two instruments (ie trumpet or percussionists) On
> >occasion, we've had four euphonium players and no flutes, four
> >percussionists, and no trombones. clarinetists, however, we've never had
> >more than 6!
> >
> >Clarinet IS a difficult instrument to establish an enjoyable level of
> >playing on, and my theory is that until a clarinet student reaches a
level
> >of enjoyment of the instrument, there will be many-a-quitter!
> >
> >
> >Sincerly,
> >Doug Benoit
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Buckman, Nancy [mailto:nebuckman@-----.us]
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 10:00 AM
> >To: 'klarinet@-----.org'
> >Subject: [kl] Community bands and clarinets
> >
> >
> >I play in two community bands and two orchestras. In Band A we have a
full
> >complement of clarinets, but would not turn away any more who wished to
> >play, at this time. In Band B, I am the designated Eb player, BUT, since
I
> >double on all the woodwinds, I find myself constantly carrying 5 or 6
> >different instruments to each rehearsal. In the two orchestras, I am the
> >principal in A and the asst. principal in the B. Each group has 4
> >clarinets
> >and we hire out if we need more. Most of the other community bands in
the
> >area do have problems filling the clarinet sections. For the life of me,
I
> >can't understand why, as this is such a musically rich area (greater
> >Baltimore-Washington, D.C.area).
> >
> >Nancy
> >
> >Nancy E. Buckman, Technical Assistant
> >School of Health Professions, Wellness and Physical Education
> >Anne Arundel Community College
> >Arnold, Maryland 21012 USA
> >nebuckman@-----.us
> >
> >
> >
> >
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