Klarinet Archive - Posting 000421.txt from 2001/08

From: "Kevin Callahan" <kionon@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Ab and C Clarinets
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 22:11:15 -0400

----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Leupold" <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Ab and C Clarinets

> --- Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net> wrote:
>
> > And yet a young man who appears to be an up and coming player is
> > completely unaware of the sequence of events that caused it. That
> > is, because no one considered it an important part of his music
> > education, he appears to know nothing about the subject. That
> > is not a criticism of him as much as it is a crticism of the
> > entire music education system for clarinet players.
>
> This is a little premature isn't it? Kevin hasn't yet completed
> his degree program at SFASU. If I remember correctly, he's only
> in his first or second undergrad year. I received the information
> to which you refer over the course of earning my undergraduate de-
> gree. Shoryu Nohe, who recently earned his, did as well. Your
> wide brushstroke of condemnation toward "the entire music edu-
> cation system for clarinet players" seems improperly placed
> and too generally directed. If Kevin graduates from SFASU
> and still has not gained exposure to the origins and devel-
> opment of the clarinet, then you might be justified in saying
> a word or two about the quality of clarinet education at SFASU
> specifically. But even in that case, let's wait & see.
>
> Neil

Neil,

While I appreciate your defense of me, and the system, I pretty much agreed,
of course this could be that getting information out of my HS band director
was like pulling teeth. Also, I myself am as interested in actually finding
this out instead of waiting for someone to just stop by and say "Oh, by the
way, here's the history of 18th century clarinet designs." I want to be the
best clarinet player I can be with the resources I have access to. I can't
very well be the best if I just wait for things to come to me, can I? It's
one of the reasons I've been on this list since my sophomore year of High
School. I'm here to learn about clarinet. If there's information out there
that I need, I'll go get it.

Kevin Callahan

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