Klarinet Archive - Posting 000359.txt from 2003/10

From: "Christy Erickson" <perickso@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] [clarinet] reeds for beginners?
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 11:51:47 -0400

27 beginning students at a time?! I think the most I've ever done was
perhaps 7 or 8 in one class during band camps. Where on earth do you =
work,
if you don't mind my asking? Someone needs to talk to your =
administrators
and school board about that. Yikes! What I find interesting is the =
fact
that the school can even schedule 27 at a time for a band lesson like =
this.
Our kids here have so many different class schedules it would be =
impossible.
Individual band lessons are scheduled during the kids' study halls and =
they
have a full band rehearsal every other day at 7th grade level and every =
day
at 8th grade level. =20
Our 2 elementary instrumental music teachers are split between the
district's 5 elementary schools with usually about 8 kids in a band =
lesson
for 45 minutes about once a week. The 5th and 6th graders have a full =
band
rehearsal after school once a week at our junior high. =20
Do your kids rent their instruments or do they purchase them? How =
do
you manage to have them all using the same mouthpiece? =20

Christy=20

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