Klarinet Archive - Posting 000906.txt from 2004/10

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] confidence in the band program
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 23:46:51 -0400

Welcome to the world of school music. Only, be careful not to give total
credence to what the kids *say* about their own playing. With the age comes
a good deal of nervousness about claiming to be good, in case they really
aren't. They don't really have anything much to compare themselves to except
perhaps professional performances in whatever genre they listen to outside
of school, so unless they're *really* awful, they don't generally know for
sure how good (or bad) they are. Safer to advertise your weaknesses and let
someone else (maybe the band director?) point out your strengths.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicholas Yip [mailto:clarinets21@-----.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 9:14 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] confidence in the band program
>
>
>
> I just joined a new job this semester and am finding out that the
> students
> in the program lack confidence that they can sound good when they
> practice
> and play. I love this job and am enthusiastic to be there, and I
> think it is
> starting to grow on them. Does anyone out there find this
> happening to their
> students in the band program?
>
>
> Nicholas Yip
> Clarinetist and Music Teacher
>
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