Klarinet Archive - Posting 000203.txt from 2007/10

From: Nancy Marzec <nmarzec@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] VanderCook
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:59:09 -0400

Hi everyone-

I just spent the morning catching up on Klarinet digests. I didn't
see a follow-up to this. If I missed it, forgive me.

VanderCook is STILL a music education only college. I recently got a
Master's degree from another area university, then got my 30 hours
past (what I needed for my district's pay scale) from VanderCook
through their MECA classes. Those are one week summer classes that
are high intensity (usually very enjoyable) and THOROUGHLY useful in
a classroom setting. I got more useful knowledge from those classes
than from the entire master's program.

Just thought I'd let you know that they have not changed to "broad
arts education" but have chosen to remain true to the music education
field that they started with.

Back to lurking.
Nancy

> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:03:14 -0500
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com>
> Subject: RE: [kl] Unexpected Solo
> Message-ID: <007e01c80cd8$a1d577d0$0202fea9@shuttlex>
>
>
(snip)

> Talking about "old war horses"...
> My high school band director (many years ago) was a graduate of the
> Vandercook School. Vandercook is a college that specializes in music
> education. I think they have a broad arts program now...but in the
> days my
> band director attended the school...it was all about becoming a music
> educator. Mel Meads was his name. A great man and a wonderful teacher.
> Playing the "old war horses" was a routine matter in the '60s. It
> was a
> transition period for bands in America. Much more original
> literature is
> available today. The band director of that time knew the orchestral
> literature well. Many were very accomplished performers. I'm sorry
> to say
> that many of the current crop of young directors in the Dallas/Ft.
> Worth
> area, have no idea about how many Symphonies Brahms wrote. Some may
> recognize a 'tune' from one of the great works....some....
> While many of the "war horse" transcriptions were poor....they
> worked the
> hell out of the clarinet section. Add that to the great march
> literature for
> band...and you built technique. A lot of it... (not like the marching
> efforts today in American....some of you know....like playing
> Beethoven's
> 9th on the field at half time...with the clarinets playing whole
> notes and
> half notes)(not a joke unfortunately)
>

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