Klarinet Archive - Posting 000273.txt from 2003/01

From: "Lombard, Jennifer" <jlombard@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] Poor Qlty. Instruments, Bigotry & Dreams
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:53:11 -0500

Hello all:

I have a brother who quit for a different reason: "It wasn't fun
anymore"... I have a sister who is well on her way as well...Not only do the
kids feel inadequate as the result of poor instruments and the constant
expectations of the parents/music teachers at 9th grade or so, but the music
gets more difficult and they realize that it is not elementary band anymore.
My father is a musician, and they were both afraid to tell him that they
wanted to quit for fear of him getting disappointed and angry.

Has anyone else experienced this?

My short-term goal is to be a music teacher, directing a band, and teaching
kids that music can be fun with the proper instrument, the right attitude,
and lots of fun. :)

Jennifer

Music is life, the rest is just details.

-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth Berry [mailto:MarchinCharger88@-----.com]
Subject: Re: [kl] Poor Qlty. Instruments, Bigotry & Dreams

Well, I'm a freshmen in high school, and so I'm closer to the age where
people quit band. I've never had a friend quit because of a bad instrument.
It's always been because they lost interest or because we had a bad teacher.
Our middle school teacher taught us with force, and he forgot (I guess) that
music is a passion, not just another class to get an A in. He wasn't
encouraging at all. I think that's the problem. People accept kids these
days to encourage themselves, but if nobody else encourages them, they begin
to lose hope.

Elizabeth

Music is life. Everything else is just details.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dee D. Flint" <deehays@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Poor Qlty. Instruments, Bigotry & Dreams

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 7:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Poor Qlty. Instruments, Bigotry & Dreams
>
>
> > At 10:52 AM 1/8/2003 -0600, R. Williams wrote:
> > >Bill Hausman said; "I think the vast majority of the kids who quit band
> do
> > >so for just that
> > >reason" when commenting on poorly made instruments. I am formerly one
of
> > >those kids. The instrument in question was a Bundy and I still have
it.
> >
> > The Bundy is actually a relatively HIGH quality instrument! Some people
> > don't like the keywork much, but it is very strong. I have a Bundy 1400
I
> > regularly play as my jazz horn because of the large bore. Properly set
up
> > as it is, it can hold its own against anything. However, improperly
> > maintained, a Buffet RC Prestige will not play worth a hoot.
> >
>
> Perhaps he had acquired it used and it was not in proper working order.
> Even the best of instruments can be abused to the point where they are no
> good.
>
> Dee Flint
>
>
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