Klarinet Archive - Posting 000402.txt from 2004/04

From: "Dallas SCUBA" <forest_aten@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Favorite music
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 20:44:28 -0400


> Dr. Newlin has been teaching music theory and history at Virginia
> Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia since, I believe, 1979 or
> thereabouts. I took her either third year or fourth year class (can't
> remember which) in what was then known as Basic Musicianship, a six
> semester hour course, that entailed both music history, theory and ear
> training. (It was the late seventies, early eighties, so things were,
> well, the way they were then.) Anyhow, I really liked how she
> approached the units she taught, and I found that I retained a great
> deal from my studies at that time.
>
> Patricia Smith
>

Patricia,

I had the good fortune of meeting and studying with Newlin when she was on
the faculty at North Texas in the early 70's. She was a fantastic teacher.
Always a challenge.

Forest

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