Klarinet Archive - Posting 000233.txt from 2004/02

From: "Dee D. Flint" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] How would you reply to this student?
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 12:17:02 -0500

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From: "Ormondtoby Montoya" <ormondtoby@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] How would you reply to this student?

> There are two topics here: (1) Should you continue to give lessons to
> someone who doesn't practice enough? and (2) Should you continue to give
> lessons to someone who doesn't show up when scheduled? These are
> different questions, really.
>
> Apparently this student committed both sins simultaneously, since he
> admitted both to not practicing the previous week *and* also to not
> wanting to show up this week.
>

The not practicing much would be, for me at least, a non-issue. Adults
often have many demands on their time and practicing can sometimes get the
short end of the stick. The issue of canceling is also a non-issue in the
general sense as people get sick or have unexpected things happen. The real
issue is the person choosing to put themselves in a position of skipping a
lesson because they were irresponsible enough to party too hearty. In other
words, drinking and getting drunk are more important to this person than
learning the clarinet. No one needs this kind of student.

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