Author: Mags1957
Date: 2007-06-10 16:50
I'm sorry to disagree with you, Ben. I am a high school band director, and I always bristle at remarks about "just a band director". I know you did not mean to insult band directors, but I happen to hold myself to pretty high standards. I realize there are many band directors who are twits, but let's not excuse their ignorance on the basis of "they're only a band director", please.
You say, " Perhaps the teacher mentioned is a band or orchestra director and not a private instructor? In that case, the teacher is probably trumpeter or some other instrument, in which case, regardless of how good the teacher may be, that person is probably not familiar with the intricacies of variations of mouthpieces, etc."
I respond: then he/she is NOT a very good teacher. A good teacher WOULD know about these issues, or would at least have the common sense to remain silent and direct the student to an expert. A GOOD teacher would never give such bad advice. And "move up half a reed size" and then find a mouthpiece is really bad advice.
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