Klarinet Archive - Posting 000011.txt from 2006/07

From: "Keith" <bowenk@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Need some advice on teaching an 8-year-old.
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 13:14:04 -0400

At age 11, my fingers were too small to cover a Bb clarinet (only
simple/Albert systems available and these are a longer stretch than =
Boehm)
so I started on an Eb. This was not a problem, nor was the switch a =
problem
when I got bigger. And if you can play an eefer in tune you can play
anything in tune :)

But if this is the case (fingers too small) the Lyons C clarinet =
(simplified
Boehm) is a very good choice, and enables the beginner to play tunes in =
C
with piano etc. And it is cheap.

Keith

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Behalf
Of sarah elbaz
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 5:50 PM
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Subject: Re: [kl] Need some advice on teaching an 8-year-old.

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About renting: Students models are so inexpenssive in the US, its better =
to
buy one and let her have a nice=20
new instrument!
I do not recommane using Eb. One , because of the intonation and two ,
because it is not nesasry.

Good Luck!

> -------Original Message-------
> From: Oliver Seely <oseely@-----.edu>
> Subject: Re: [kl] Need some advice on teaching an 8-year-old.
> Sent: 01 Jul '06 16:42
> =20
> Thanks, Christy,
> =20
> Your upbeat reply is much appreciated and I'll certainly share it
> with the father this evening.=A0=A0Anyone else?
> =20
> Oliver
> =20
> At 09:33 AM 7/1/2006, you wrote:
> >Oliver,=A0=A0It definitely depends on the child.=A0=A0I currently =
have a student
who
> >began taking clarinet lessons at age 8.=A0=A0For some reason, it was =
the
only
> >instrument she wanted to play at the time and the local music store
would
> >not even rent a clarinet to her parents.=A0=A0They said she was too =
young
and
> >they had a policy of not renting instruments to kids that =
young.=A0=A0Her
Mom
> >went to another city to rent a clarinet.=A0=A0This girl has gone on =
to take
> >piano lessons from me, in addition to clarinet and when she started =
5th
> >grade, she starting playing saxophone in the school band.=A0=A0She =
had the
> >saxophone for several years but prior to that time had been =
physically
too
> >small to play it.=A0=A0I have never regretted taking this student, =
since she
> >will probably end up being THE most talented private music student I
have
> >EVER had!=A0=A0She is simply a "natural" and plays with a fantastic =
tone
that
> >I've never had to work with her on at all to develop.=A0=A0She just =
blows
and
> >produces that wonderful sound all by herself.=A0=A0Before one of my =
student
> >recitals, she heard one of my high school (10th grade) students =
warming
up
> >and asked me why her tone was so "weak."=A0=A0 I discovered a year =
after I
began
> >working with her that her mother has perfect pitch.=A0=A0We've had =
to work
on
> >rhythms but this kid is naturally VERY musical and a joy to work
with.=A0=A0I
> >say if the kid can hold the clarinet (this girl I speak of used a =
neck
strap
> >in the beginning) and produce a tone, give it a shot and see what
happens.
> >Her fingers do need to be large enough to cover the tone holes on a =
Bb
> >clarinet but if not, you could try an Eb =
clarinet.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Christy
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