Klarinet Archive - Posting 000072.txt from 2004/11

From: "Fernando Silveira" <fernandounirio@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: Clarinet vacancy
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 09:46:21 -0500

Hi Adam.
Thanks for answer the problem for me.
When you became a professor at university you have to teach not JUST
clarinet, but a wide diferent disciplines.
What you said is that you know a lot of very, very good teachers that do not
have DMA. I AGREE. You can find them teaching in several another
institutions but almost never on Universities. In my oppinion is because the
landscape of what would be a "good" professor go through another concept.
Or we change that concept or the universities showld change its admission
policy. Who will win???

Best

Fernando

>From: Adam Michlin <amichlin@-----.com>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] re: Clarinet vacancy
>Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 23:45:49 -0500
>
>Fernando,
>
>Wait a second.
>
>Your implication is that someone with a DMA in Clarinet Performance is
>inherently or likely a better teacher. I think not. I hope I don't have to
>list the thousands of wonderful clarinet teachers without DMAs to make my
>point.
>
>I know I'm going to reamed for this one (I know everyone is thinking "Since
>when has that ever stopped him?"). A DMA is great if your goal is to work
>at an institution which teaches more DMA students to work at an institution
>which teaches more DMA students. Repeat ad nauseam.
>
>Seems almost like a pyramid scheme.
>
>Pardon me while I duck and cover.
>
> -Adam
>
>PS: As long as I'm pissing people off, I suspect the real reasoning behind
>the DMA requirements is because full time faculty are expected to be able
>to teach applied lessons, at least one major area (if not two), and cover
>almost anything else in the department depending on the the vagaries of
>budgetary climates. The best clarinet teacher better be able to also do the
>above and tap dance, or he/she wont get the job. Superman has it easy, in
>comparison.
>
>At 07:29 PM 11/2/2004 -0300, Fernando Silveira wrote:
>>Hi David!
>>I am sorry to answer your Email, but I respectly disagree with you.
>>I think there are diferent landscapes for a job clarinetist and a teacher.
>>I know, and probably you too, several great clarinet players that do not
>>know how to teach, and vice-versa.
>>Doctorate degree will never play well for the possible cadidate, and I
>>think the University would requires balance betwen cientific and empirical
>>(musical) qualities of the candidate.
>>I do not think that any clarinet player have to "lost" time to get the
>>DMA, but those that want to teach should think seriously about that. I can
>>see that today is increasing the number of good clarinet players geting
>>DMA. We would think about that.
>
>
>
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