Klarinet Archive - Posting 000205.txt from 2004/02

From: "mlmarmer" <mlmarmer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] How would you reply to this student?
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 18:58:44 -0500

I think this kid/Adult needs to grow up. No more partying past 12 A.M. on a
Thursday? Poor baby? How's his/her work or schooling going, if that is the
case. And do you want to see this person, the next day, hung over?

A spoiled brat?

This person needs to figure what they want in life.

Maybe this person can donate some beer money to Mark for Klarinet list.

Mike Marmer
Germantown, MD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Film & Music Promotion Management" <FilmPromotion@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 10:23 AM
Subject: [kl] How would you reply to this student?

> This student is 24 years old - An Adult beginner who played for 2
> years in High School and started up again this past Sept.
>
>
> -----------------------------------
> Dave,
>
> I have to cancel I partied too much. plus I have not practiced a lot.
> Let me know that you received this.
> Sorry once again.
> Best Regards,
>
> Dimitrios
>
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> What I wrote back was:
>
> Hey, you've got to be responsible about your lessons - If that means
> no partying past 12:00 AM on Thursday than so be it. The only
> acceptable reasons for cancellation are Sickness (real illness, not a
> hangover). Also 24 hours is required to not have to pay for the missed
> lesson for any reason other than sudden illness (and not
> practicing/being prepared is never an acceptable reason - cause we can
> always work on sight-reading skills).
>
> Your choice not to come today, but it is a chargeable cancellation.
> (no teacher in the world would let a student slide for having a
> hangover and not being prepared :)
>
> I'm away next Thurs-Sunday. How about we have a lesson on Monday (the
> one for today) so you get a lesson.
>
> Let me know
>
> David B.
> --------------------------------------------------------
> David Blumberg
>
> http://artists.primetones.com/blummy
>
>
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