Klarinet Archive - Posting 000004.txt from 2006/07

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?sarah=20elbaz?=" <sarah@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Need some advice on teaching an 8-year-old.
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 12:47:03 -0400

Hi Oliver,
8 years old is fine, even if she is small - the sooner the better. I find that the Buffet B10 woks very well
for young students. Children can do anything- you should just give them the chance!
Sarah

> -------Original Message-------
> From: Oliver Seely <oseely@-----.edu>
> Subject: [kl] Need some advice on teaching an 8-year-old.
> Sent: 01 Jul '06 16:20
>
> A music teacher friend has been asked to begin teaching clarinet to
> an 8-year-old girl.  A "small 8-year-old" she told me.
>
> She had been taking cello lessons but her father now wants her to
> take clarinet lessons.
>
> I will meet the father tonight at a concert I am going to play with
> the Mariposa Symphony.  I recall this thread having been touched on
> in the last couple of months or so, but I didn't follow it.
>
> All opinions about teaching clarinet to a small 8-year-old will be
> cheerfully received.  What ought I to advise the father?  Many thanks,
>
> Oliver
>
>
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