Klarinet Archive - Posting 000050.txt from 2011/07

From: hns692@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Lessons
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:11:39 -0400


I'd at least let go some. Perhaps by steering the student to master classes that fall outside of (not beyond) your scope where they could pick up other professional clarinetist's tips on technique and have questions answered that they had been afraid to ask you (and every clarinetist has his/her bad habits that tend to "clone" to their students). I would think knowledge of other professionals and their expertise might add to your student's steady growth, and you wouldn't necessarily have to give them up as students, either. Music students, I think, need the encouragement and room to explore.

Lee Ann Hansen

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob and Deborah Shaw <theshaws10@-----.net>
To: The Klarinet Mailing List <klarinet@-----.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 11, 2011 2:01 pm
Subject: [kl] Lessons

I have a question:
How many years is too many to give a student lessons ( I know this is
n open ended question)? If you start them in 7th grade, do you still
ave something to offer them in 12th grade?
The reason I ask this question is that the local high school director
eems to think that one of his students needs to move on from taking
essons from me to the local college professor because I have been
eaching her for so long. My question was, what is the problem if she
its well above the college directors students in both region and state
ands and just plays great. He just thinks that after so many years I
ust not have anything to offer her. No other reason than his own
ormula or preconceived idea that a change is always good.
I have a Masters in Performance on clarinet and still perform on a
egular basis. All of my students do very well. Someone just told him
hat students shouldn't stay with a teacher too long. By the way, my
tudent and her parents have been very happy with lessons.
Thanks for any opinions or input.

eborah
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