Klarinet Archive - Posting 000918.txt from 2004/07

From: "Kevin Fay" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] New to you...New to the "Real World" HELP
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:34:39 -0400

Krista posted:

<<<My name is Krista. I am 19 years old and currently living in the
Washington (State)
area originally from Ohio. . . . I have never had private lessons (no matter
how much I
begged) but I think I have a chance at being something in music.>>>

paolo replied:

<<<if you plan to have lessons and you live near Seattle please try to
contact William O. Smith (Bill). He's an old but wonderful and eclectic
clarinet player and composer and good friend of mine. (Think he just came
back from his annual roman holiday)...>>>

Hello Krista - welcome to the Seattle area. There are *many* fine clarinet
players here. One of them is Bill Smith - while he's certainly a legend, I
don't believe he teaches a private studio, however. He is a fantastic
composer, though and I believe still teaches composition and jazz studies at
the University of Washington. You should hear him some time.

If you've never had a lesson before, there are any number of people in the
area who could school you on fundamentals. You're already out of high
school - are you planning on studying at college? There are a number of
fine programs very close to here.

I play a fair amount in the Seattle area, but don't teach. I have many
friends and acquaintances who do, however. It's unrealistic to think that a
good teach will meet your price constraint, however. Email me offline if
you want some names.

Regards,

kjf

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Klarinet is a service of Woodwind.Org, Inc. http://www.woodwind.org