Klarinet Archive - Posting 000321.txt from 2003/10

From: Georg.Kuehner@-----.de (Georg K=?ISO-8859-1?B?/A==?=hner)
Subj: Re: [kl] [clarinet] reeds for beginners?
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 12:42:57 -0400

Am 10.10.2003 17:39 Uhr schrieb "Matthew Lloyd" unter
<Matthew@-----.uk>:

> Oh, I beg to differ! I think that before any of us teaches any more
> beginning students, we should assemble a committee. We should be sure
> that
> this committee has a make up representing the racial, ethnic, economic
> and
> gender breakdown of the potential clarinet community around the world.
> (Of
> course, we should form a panel to have hearings about each of the
> members of
> this committee and approve them.) We should have the study funded by
> grants
> obtained through governments as well as foundations and corporations.
> Next,
> we should then determine a procedure using a variety of students, again
> covering all groups, aptitudes, physical make up, learning disabilities,
> etc.
>
> The study should use a variety of equipment ranging from the best
> professional handmade variety down to the cheapest possible and in all
> combinations. We should use a variety of teaching techniques, possibly
> taught through electronic means, to avoid the human factor clouding
> results.
> This should follow common scientific practices. Data should be compiled
> over
> many years to determine long range success of the participants. Charts
> should be made and data analyzed. Then and only then will we have a true
> understanding of the right way to teach and the effect of equipment and
> techniques. Of, course supplemental studies will have to be done once we
> find the flaws in the original study.
>
> Results should be published as the Clarinet Research and Practices
> (CRAP)
>
> Ed

Ever heard of Franz Kafka :-))

Best Georg

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