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Author: monica
Date: 2000-05-12 23:04
I'm in high school and decided to take on a few clarinet students this summer. I think I'm going to charge $8.00 for a half hour. I'm not sure what to have them play. I know this one girl thinks she has a Rubank book. Thy all have played one to two years. I know my teachers have worked alot with reeds and many things but I didn't start taking private lessons till I was a freshman. So if you have any suggestions please let me know!
Thanks!
Monica
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Author: Kim
Date: 2000-05-12 23:19
Many errors to look for in beginners are if their fingers are covering the holes, if their embouchure is right, and if the reed is good or not. You should also explain to them what the correct posture is.
In my college Woodwinds Methods class, the beginning book we used was Accent on Achievement. I really liked the set up of the book. There were many pictures and I liked the way it progressed. There is even a song in the book called "Clarinet Climb" to assist beginners in learning how to play over the break.
Best of luck.
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Author: Amber
Date: 2000-05-13 17:42
Things like breathing, fingering, etc... go without saying. But I also believe very strongly that youy have to teach them to understand and love music.
So many kids just go through the motions, never understanding why and what they are playing. They can get so discouraged it is very likely they will quit within the first three years, from boredoom and frustration.
I always make sure to talk to my (total of 4) students about music, ANY KIND just to get them talking. I lent them tapes with cool clarinet licks, encouraged them to call me anytime they had a problem or question. I took them to concerts, went to theirs and brought them to mine. I gave rewards for practicing more than what was required. But then, they were all in elementry school!
I also gave them simple Disney stuff along with techical and fingering stuff. Not only because they had fun,but they knew these songs so well, they could hear if they were making a mistake.
Well, these are just a few tips that worked for me. Use them or not, whatever! But you are in for a rewarding job! I, unfortunately, don't have any students now:o(.
Out of the four, two moved away(sisters). They still email me. One is first chair at her Jr. High! The other is second to last, but she is still having a blast! I went to one of tier concerts as a suprise, wow! They nearly knocked me down! The third one switched to tenor sax( break my heart! ;0)kidding! He is doing well and still calls for help sometimes. his teacher is a grumpy old man and he dosen't like him that much.
Sadly, the last one, I lost to the call of ...*shudder* football. BUT I was able to instill a great love of music in him. He still calls me once in a while to tell me about this musical or play he went to. And He always comes to my school concerts. And I even went to one of his games *yuck*
He was so shocked and happy to see me!
Opps! Sorry I rambled on! I just wanted to say, good for you. Teaching is a wonderful job and you really get what you put into it. Some people just teach and they never really learn to love teaching. And it can give you some of the best moments of your life! One more example and I will shut up.I promise!
I did a local musical over the summer and all four got together, bought tickets, arranged rides, and came to suprise me! They came backstage during intermission and gae me 4 (small) bundles of roses. I almost started crying. They got to hang around the pit and see what it is like...I think I still have a chance with that football player. After they went back to thier seats, the girl next to me asked if they were family. I told her former students. She said she couldn't imagine her students, let alone FORMER students doing that! We then had a talk of how you get ehat you put out and she is totally rethinking her teaching style! so Like I said earlier, in the sea of words I just flooded you with, make sure that while you teach them the basics, you aslo teach them to love music! I am done..I promise! :o)
monica wrote:
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I'm in high school and decided to take on a few clarinet students this summer. I think I'm going to charge $8.00 for a half hour. I'm not sure what to have them play. I know this one girl thinks she has a Rubank book. Thy all have played one to two years. I know my teachers have worked alot with reeds and many things but I didn't start taking private lessons till I was a freshman. So if you have any suggestions please let me know!
Thanks!
Monica
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Author: Amber
Date: 2000-05-13 17:42
Things like breathing, fingering, etc... go without saying. But I also believe very strongly that youy have to teach them to understand and love music.
So many kids just go through the motions, never understanding why and what they are playing. They can get so discouraged it is very likely they will quit within the first three years, from boredoom and frustration.
I always make sure to talk to my (total of 4) students about music, ANY KIND just to get them talking. I lent them tapes with cool clarinet licks, encouraged them to call me anytime they had a problem or question. I took them to concerts, went to theirs and brought them to mine. I gave rewards for practicing more than what was required. But then, they were all in elementry school!
I also gave them simple Disney stuff along with techical and fingering stuff. Not only because they had fun,but they knew these songs so well, they could hear if they were making a mistake.
Well, these are just a few tips that worked for me. Use them or not, whatever! But you are in for a rewarding job! I, unfortunately, don't have any students now:o(.
Out of the four, two moved away(sisters). They still email me. One is first chair at her Jr. High! The other is second to last, but she is still having a blast! I went to one of tier concerts as a suprise, wow! They nearly knocked me down! The third one switched to tenor sax( break my heart! ;0)kidding! He is doing well and still calls for help sometimes. his teacher is a grumpy old man and he dosen't like him that much.
Sadly, the last one, I lost to the call of ...*shudder* football. BUT I was able to instill a great love of music in him. He still calls me once in a while to tell me about this musical or play he went to. And He always comes to my school concerts. And I even went to one of his games *yuck*
He was so shocked and happy to see me!
Opps! Sorry I rambled on! I just wanted to say, good for you. Teaching is a wonderful job and you really get what you put into it. Some people just teach and they never really learn to love teaching. And it can give you some of the best moments of your life! One more example and I will shut up.I promise!
I did a local musical over the summer and all four got together, bought tickets, arranged rides, and came to suprise me! They came backstage during intermission and gae me 4 (small) bundles of roses. I almost started crying. They got to hang around the pit and see what it is like...I think I still have a chance with that football player. After they went back to thier seats, the girl next to me asked if they were family. I told her former students. She said she couldn't imagine her students, let alone FORMER students doing that! We then had a talk of how you get ehat you put out and she is totally rethinking her teaching style! so Like I said earlier, in the sea of words I just flooded you with, make sure that while you teach them the basics, you also MUST teach them to love music! I am done..I promise! :o)
monica wrote:
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I'm in high school and decided to take on a few clarinet students this summer. I think I'm going to charge $8.00 for a half hour. I'm not sure what to have them play. I know this one girl thinks she has a Rubank book. Thy all have played one to two years. I know my teachers have worked alot with reeds and many things but I didn't start taking private lessons till I was a freshman. So if you have any suggestions please let me know!
Thanks!
Monica
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Author: Amber
Date: 2000-05-13 17:44
Sorry!! I hit the button Twice!*blushes* I didn't even realize it, sorry! The second one is the finished one. I am so embarrassed! SORRY!
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Author: Signe
Date: 2000-05-15 04:35
Right now I have about 25 students not counting the community band I started last year. I began just like you with just my playing ability. I wasn't great to begin with, but I got to be good at through trial and error. The main thing you want to consider is that you are learning just as much as you are teaching. You learn from each individual student because they are all so different. When I have a hard case, or somebody I really don't want to be spending time in the lesson room with, I remind myself that this is another opportunity to see if I can figure out a way to get through to him or her. I teach the learning disabled, and they aren't vitruosos, but they love it. One of the hardest of my students had Turret's Syndrome. I could never figure out if he was absorbing anything I told him. It turned out he did. He's quite a ham now. I've physically tapped people's feet. (That one didn't work.) Even these days, I keep coming up with new things. They come from inside of me. You have to be open to learning, and trusting yourself.
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