Klarinet Archive - Posting 000262.txt from 2004/02

From: "Film & Music Promotion Management" <FilmPromotion@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] How would you reply to this student?
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 17:23:54 -0500

"Thomas" <thomas@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] How would you reply to this student?
Message-ID: <007b01c3f3dd$74ab6f20$e1e4c3d1@lynns5100>

DAVE..........LOL Why do you think Terry retired fromWC? College
students
do the same thing, then expect YOU to make up the time.......(among
other
reasons)

Do you hand out a policy statement? I have one and I give it to
every new
student. If I didn't, the parents and students would walk all over
me.
There is no way this guy didn't know 24 hours beforehand that he
didn't
practice, so you need to charge him.

I am having similar problems right now with my clarinet choir, I think
I
will start charging dues so people take it seriously.....I hadn't
been, but
it's been in my mind for 6 months...... anyone have any ideas as to
what
would be fair?

Lynn

www.chesco.com/~thomas/cambiare.htm

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Hi Lynn, yup, Terry Retired from West Chester Univ. and a former
Summer student of mine got the position :)
The student has no intentions of being a pro Clarinetist - he is just
doing it for fun.
Btw - he doesn't get a LOT of support at home (still lives with his
parents) - he is 22 yrs old and still in College.
When he is practicing and is woodshedding a particular section of the
music for too long, he hears from the other room "CHANGE THE
SONG!!!!" from his Dad who is a Cardiologist. (I actually laughed when
he told me that one :)

Jeez......

My students don't walk over me at all as I just don't let them, but I
do have a very friendly policy as from teaching for over 22 years, you
get flexible if you want to retain students who just do it for
enjoyment.

David B.
http://artists.primetones.com/blummy

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