Klarinet Archive - Posting 001267.txt from 2004/03

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] not just the music department
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:23:26 -0500

At 07:15 PM 3/21/04, you wrote:
> It is dangerous to take the attitude that a kid is simply lazy or not
>trying hard enough if he or she is not meeting your standards. What's wrong
>with using a tuner if the student really cannot use their ears?
>

Two things:
1. Tuners are set for tempered pitch.
2. How can you look at a tuner and read music at the same time?

It seems that a student with this problem would be better off playing an
instrument like piano or percussion (avoiding the timpani).

Gary

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