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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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Author: ClariTone
Date: 2006-03-29 13:28
I am a high school senior and have studied with 8 different teachers. I've been with my current professor for 1 year, and will probably remain with her as she will be my instructor in college. My other teachers have ranged from the jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none to retired professionals and college instructors.
Clayton
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Author: Aussiegirl
Date: 2006-03-29 20:51
I'm in second year uni, and ive studied with 4 different teachers. One for my first year of learning until she left the school i was at, one for the rest of high school (5 years), one for 1st semester of 1st year uni, and my current teacher for nearly 2 semesters now
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Author: mtague
Date: 2006-03-29 23:14
From 5th grade to 12th grade I had the same public music teacher at school. Now I take private lessons with a different teacher and I've been with her for at least half a year, maybe a full year.
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Author: MSK
Date: 2006-03-30 01:07
Not counting school band directors & piano teachers, I have had three private lesson teachers on clarinet. (1) a skilled high school student who went on to be a professional gave me a few lessons when I was 6th grader. (2) a conservatory trained clarinetist/public school music teacher taught me grades 7-12 & (3) a true professional clarinetist taught me in college. The transition from # 2 to #3 was beneficial, because of exposure to new ideas. The two teachers tended to emphasize different aspects of playing, chose different music for me, played differently, and so on. It was good to have the varied experience. Teacher #2 always chose music for me that I liked better, highlighted my strenghths, and made me shine in recitals. Teacher #3 chose music that I often didn't like & tended to challenge my weaknesses. Not suprisingly, I liked teacher #2 better. As an adult well out of college I do appreciate what I learned from teacher #3 and have improved on my weaknesses. However, even now my true strengths are the same ones I had from my teenage years.
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Author: allencole
Date: 2006-03-31 20:06
I think that MSK's experience sums up a lot of what it means to be an educated musician. So much of what goes into a college music degree is that stuff that you don't really use and didn't want to address at the time.
But it's incredibly valuable to get a good hard dose of stuff you don't like (for me, it was composers like Nelhybel, Husa, Crumb, etc.) before you go out into a world where there's tight competition for ALL good opportunities (not just paying jobs) and your survival hinges on adaptability.
Allen Cole
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