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Teachers

Author: olewannabe88
Date: 2006-03-29 03:56

I'm just curious as to how long some of you have studied with any one particular teacher, and how many teachers you've had overall.

I myself (senior in high school currently) have worked with three different teachers. One was a high school senior when I was a beginning 5th grade clarinetist, then when she graduated I started taking lessons from her teacher, a free-lance professional. I've actually been with her since then, except for about six months when I was in junior high when she took time off to have a baby. That's where my 3rd teacher came in, just for a short period of time.

Ironically, my current teachers teaches at the college that I'll most likely be going to next year, and she'll be the only clarinet professor there at least for one year because the other one is retiring.

I know it can be good to study with different teachers, but I've been so fortunate to have had the chance to work with this particular one since the 6th grade. It's also interesting to notice how the relationship has gradually changed between us. Of course, it's still student to teacher, but as I've matured it's become somewhat more informal.

So, how about you guys? Interesting teacher stories?

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