Klarinet Archive - Posting 000037.txt from 2010/02

From: josh stein <jstein53@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] suzuki method
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:27:23 -0500

Try Breez easy.

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From: "rien stein" <rstein@-----.nl>
To: "klarinetlijst" <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 5:27 PM
Subject: [kl] suzuki method

> Deborah Shaw wrote
> <<
> I am going to be teaching lessons to a 10 year old beginner. I don't
> want to use the same book that I use with my 12 year old band students.
> My question is this: Is there a Suzuki clarinet method book available?
> Any other suggestions?
>>>
>
> Dear Deborah
>
> In my experience all methods now in use lack the register change in an
> early stage. It takes six months or more before the student goes up from A
> or B-flat to "long" B. It doesn't matter what age the pupil is, it is very
> difficult to change from register. To me this was a source of vexation.
> When last September I gor two new pupils, one eleven years ols, the other
> one seven years (playing the Lyon's C clarinet) I decided to circumvent
> this problem, and changed to good old Demnitz. I agree: this is in itself
> a boring method, fit for adults, not for children. But I supplemented it
> with songs they now and had to play by heart, that I took from "A Tune a
> day", "Horen, Lezen Spelen" ("hear, listen, play", published by De Haske,
> Herenveen, The Netherlands) and other sources, even including church
> songs. Of course that demanded a lot of searching and rewriting on my
> side, but the rewards are great: Second or third (I can look it up) lesson
> they went over the break.
>
> Both pupils are now already participating in the youth orchestra of my
> band (I had to rewrite much of the music for the Lyon's clarinet), and
> have less problems then any of my pupils before, though those entered the
> YO in a much later stage.
>
> And they are so enthousiastic!
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ciao
>
> Rien
>
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