Klarinet Archive - Posting 000603.txt from 2001/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: important message
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 17:43:45 -0500

At 09:49 AM 11/18/2001 -0600, Dr. Edwin Lacy wrote:
>From: Joon H. Huh
>
><<<I started playing the clarinet in fifth grade, and I hated it! I hated
>practicing so much! But I didn't have much of a choice - my mom kept on
>pushing me to practice. However, when I got my clarinet overhauled back when
>I was a freshman in high school, I started to think differently about the
>clarinet. Upon playing one note with my overhauled instrument, I was shocked
>at how beautiful the sound was! And since then, I've been loving the
>clarinet! I'm so glad that my mom pushed me like crazy (even though I
>totally hated it back then).>>>
>
>In my opinion, this may be one of the most important messages ever posted to
>this list. Thank you for expressing your sentiments.

It is one of my pet theories that more kids quit band out of the
frustration of playing on improperly maintained instruments than for any
other reason. They are convinced that the problem lies with THEM, when, in
fact, the instrument itself is unplayable. Private instructors should be
able to spot these problems, but school band directors are not always
capable. Even when they are, the classroom situation may not allow him/her
to identify the problem, or the student may not ask for assistance.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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