Klarinet Archive - Posting 000051.txt from 2008/07

From: "Christy Erickson" <woodshome7@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: Woodwind Pedagogy Books
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:18:33 -0400

I teach privately in my home studio and I'm currently giving saxophone and
clarinet lessons in a summer band program. The clarinet students I get are
usually the "cream of the crop", since I live in a small town very few kids
take private lessons on a woodwind instrument. Most parent think it is
enough to have the band director give lessons to their kids and therefore, I
usually have only those students who are rather talented. The high school
sophomore I have at the moment played the "Rondo" from the Mozart clarinet
concerto for a solo/ensemble contest (received first ratings at both the
district and state competitions) and the high school senior who just
graduated played a Rondo from a Weber concerto with her high school band.
I'd like the younger one to compete in a few concerto contests next year to
give her some performance experience. This student is also interested in
pursuing a music degree.

The band lessons are a bit of a challenge to me at the moment, since I work
with everyone, including those who are perhaps only in band due to the fact
that Mom and Dad purchased a clarinet for them and they are expected to play
it. I have worked with beginners and at the moment I also have an eighth
grader who began clarinet lessons with me in second grade. She took a year
off of lessons, but after she auditioned and was accepted in our state
middle level honors band, her Mom had her begin working with me again this
summer.

I hope this information helps. Occasionally I've had adults call me to
inquire about lessons and I've had a few follow through for brief periods
of time but I have no adult students at the moment.

Christy Erickson

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From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 11:56 AM
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Subject: Re: [kl] RE: Woodwind Pedagogy Books

> Good for what? Private lessons, school groups, beginners, intermediates,
> skilled high school players, an accomjplished player trying to expand
> horizons, bookends, shimming table legs...?
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> The level and lesson setting make a great deal of difference in what's
> good and what isn't for a particular circumstance.
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> Karl
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> Christy Erickson wrote:
>> Can anyone suggest some good clarinet and saxophone pedagogy books?
>> Christy Erickson
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