Klarinet Archive - Posting 000161.txt from 2004/11
From: Adam Michlin <amichlin@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] For Adam Michlin
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 18:03:26 -0500
Kenneth,
Thank you for your kind words. I am afraid my answers will be a bit of a
disappointment, but I will answer nonetheless.
My undergraduate degree is in Computer Science from the University of Santa
Cruz, California. I studied clarinet with Mark Brandenburg at UCSC for 3
years. I began doubling (flute, clarinet, saxophone) in high school and as
I got further into my degree at Santa Cruz I began to pursue a career as a
woodwind doubler.
Lasting exactly one day as a professional computer person (an interesting
story for another time), I decided I wanted to be a professional musician
and began studying with Victor Morosco (http://www.morsax.com), a
professional studio player (among many other things) who had recently
retired to the Santa Cruz area.
I spent around 10 years working as a musician in the San Francisco Bay Area
(my only claim to fame being that I was able to pay my bills). I began to
teach privately about 8 years ago using the methods taught to me by Mr.
Morosco (as well as some of my own invention) and was able to have great
success as a private teacher. One band director in particular wanted to
know why my students were doing so consistently well and hired me through a
grant to work in her school. Her school has since become very successful
(due only in part to my influence), but it was time for me to move on and
do my own thing.
Long story short, I went back to get my MA in Music (emphasis composition)
at California State University, Hayward. I am currently working towards a
teaching credential in New Jersey (my birthplace and a much better place to
teach music). I no longer actively perform.
My interests include collecting (and critically analyzing) the teaching
techniques of people such as Daniel Bonade, Joe Allard, Vincent Abato, Saul
Goodman, Edward Treutel and many others which were historically used in
private lessons for professional players and adapting them to the public
school band arena. When I first began this research, there wasn't much
written about the lives or pedagogy of these people. Luckily, this is
changing recently with publications like Carol Kycia's dissertation about
Daniel Bonade and Shannon Thompson's dissertation on the so-called
"Philadelphia School of Clarinet Playing" (I won't bore the list with the
non-clarinet player documents and have already mentioned the Joe Allard
information).
I have also spent a significant amount of time researching the collegiate
training of band directors in both the universities and conservatories. My
work as a composer has been directed towards writing pedagogical music for
young players and young ensemble.
If I seem knowledgeable, it is only because of the wonderful people in my
life who have been so giving of their knowledge. This list provides me both
with a way to learn more and a way to return the favor, so to speak.
I hope this answers your questions,
-Adam
At 02:52 PM 11/4/2004 -0500, Shaw, Kenneth R. wrote:
>You've established yourself as a knowledgeable and active member of the
>list. I, for one, would like you to introduce yourself. Please let us
>know more about you -- for instance, which college or conservatory is
>your degree from? Whom did you study with? Where do you teach? Which
>groups do you perform with? Have you made any recordings?
>
>We know about the other regulars here. Please tell us about yourself.
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