Klarinet Archive - Posting 000036.txt from 2001/07

From: "Rien Stein" <rstein@-----.nl>
Subj: [kl] methods for beginners
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 06:29:39 -0400

Many methods on this list have been suggested. I am but an amateur teacher,
but, like most of those teaching professionally on this list, I have been
searching all the time for the ideal method or best combination of methods.

In my opinion there is no "good" method. With most of my clarinet learners I
use the method "Hear, Listen, play" by De Haske Music Publishers from
Herenveen, but I also use the method developed by Hermen Braune, however in
combination with books from De Haske. And also I use "A tune a day" with
some of my students. But all of these methods I use in combination with
other books and methods.

I think there is no "good" or "ideal" method, but one has always to take
into account the particular pupil one has to deal with. For instance one of
my students, an alto saxophonist player, is very much a lover of Jim Reeves,
Benny Goodman and Elvis Presley, so I started to teach her to play swing -
actually one of my weak points - but she wants to continue that way of
making music. Who am I to tell her she should converse to Piazolla?

Rien

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