Klarinet Archive - Posting 000459.txt from 2004/09

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Bass Clarinet Sectionals
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 12:41:19 -0400

What exactly do you mean by "sectionals," Rachel? Are the players being
pulled out to work with you during a band rehearsal? Are they actually
studying with a teacher (probably the band director) at the school and
coming to you for specialized extra help? Or are you their only source of
instruction - more like a group lesson than a band "sectional?" Is this work
part of your student-teaching experience?

Since you are still in your college program and (I assume) not yet
state-certified, I presume that there is a full-time instrumental teacher
(probably the band director) involved. He/she ought really to be the one to
ask your question - the teacher may prefer that you use the music they're
playing in band as material while you work on the equipment/embouchure/tone
production problems. If the teacher wants you to take over the students'
instruction entirely (as would be the case in a student-teaching placement),
he or the school district may already have made decisions about preferred
text material (method book) and you may be expected to move these players
through that material.

A great deal of the answer to your question depends (or should) on the rest
of the situation.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rachel Deville [mailto:contrabassclarinet@-----.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 12:13 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Bass Clarinet Sectionals
>
>
> Hello to all,
> I am a senior music ed. major and this semester I have the
> oppertunity to
> run some Bass clarinet sectionals at a local junior high. I have
> experience
> with low woodwinds as I was a three year all-stater on the
> Contra-alto and 4
> time Area qualifier on Bass. My question is how would you go
> about teaching
> these young ones. I mean one has never played clarinet and
> started on Bass
> and the other has played clarinet before. They both produce a
> very weak and
> airy sound. I realized they were playing on to hard of reeds as well as
> chipped ones. I will be working with them for an hour each week. Any
> suggestions on how you would work with them?( any particular books or
> methods you use for teaching) Also, I was also kind of thrown on
> bass when
> I was started and so I never really learned a "correct" embouchure. Any
> information you have would help me. Thanks!
> Rachel
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