Klarinet Archive - Posting 000053.txt from 2011/07

From: Bob and Deborah Shaw <theshaws10@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Lessons
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:38:01 -0400

On 7/11/2011 2:11 PM, hns692@-----.com wrote:

I encourage my students to listen to other clarinet players, attend any
clarinet function that they can, etc. I would never try to keep
students all to myself. Not a healthy idea for anyone.
> 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.
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> Lee Ann Hansen
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> 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
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> 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.
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> eborah
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