Klarinet Archive - Posting 000635.txt from 2004/03

From: "Forest Aten" <forest_aten@------.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Teaching clarinet embouchure to Asian students
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:33:35 -0500

> Forest Aten,
>
> Exactly, You, yes, You, Forest Aten, so thoroughly
> mis-read my mail.
> i was responding to Audrey's email about her problems
> with teaching embouchure to Asian students.
> Asian students definitely have no problems with this
> 'loose' embouchure problem, and i think you should
> re-read my mail to see how i typed in my mail----that
> 1) Chinese words require some form of tight-lipping
> and 2) even if no tight-lipping is required, Chinese
> students can play the clarinet as well, if not
> ,better, than their Caucasian or Malay or Indian
> fellow clarinetists.
>
> Please open your eyes more carefully in future and do
> not sprout nonsence like this--obviously (DUH!) i was
> referring to how problem-free teaching most Asian
> students are, instead of how unproblem-free the
> teaching goes.
>
> Candice Tan
>
>

Ahhhhh....

Candice Tan:

"i was referring to how problem-free teaching most Asian> students are,
instead of how unproblem-free the teaching goes".

I thought I was too???? Did you misunderstand? I agree with you....and did
from the start???

Forest Aten

   
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