Klarinet Archive - Posting 000544.txt from 2001/02

From: Gary Truesdail <gir@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] beginning student
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 01:02:38 -0500

When it is time for your teenage offspring to learn to drive a car you do not
buy him/her a TransAm or Camaro or Indy race car, but you do want him to have a
car that works properly and is reliable. Same for mouthpieces. I used to
require (1965-1980) (Goldentone 3 with a 2 1/2 Rico reed) for my beginners 7th -
12 grade. At mid year they all went up to a #3 Rico. The stock beginner
mouthpieces have degraded so much that to require them is a guarrante for
failure. Get them a good one. A great looking car is worthless with a bad
engine.
GaryT

"Dee D. Hays" wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sharon S. Fuller" <ssfworthy@-----.com>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 5:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [kl] beginning student
>
> > I haven't posted on the list before. I am a new general music and band
> > teacher in an elementary school. I agree that the mouthpieces that come
> with
> > the beginner and rental clarinets are so incredibly varied that I can't be
> > sure what reeds strengths are best. Next school year, I am thinking of
> > asking all the parents to buy the same basic mouthpiece. Does anyone have
> > any experience with "requiring" a mouthpiece?
> >
>
> As a parent, I would say it would annoy most if you "require" a certain
> mouthpiece. For one thing, the parent may have signed the child up with a
> private teacher. What if the private teacher has a different preference?
> What if the parent is a clarinet player and wants to choose a mouthpiece
> based on their own experience and preference? What if the parent is willing
> to invest in an even more expensive mouthpiece that is not on your list
> (there are a few who would)? However if you "strongly recommend" *several*
> different ones and explain *why*, you will have much better success. Make
> it plain that if the mouthpiece is not on the list but selected by a private
> teacher or other experienced player, that is acceptable too. Even then
> realize that some parents can't or won't invest that extra amount and go
> with the flow.
>
> Dee Hays
> Michigan
>
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