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Author: Keil
Date: 2000-11-10 01:50
The big four takes on a whole new meaning in this post... These are my current choices for private teachers once i go to college. Can anyone who's had any educational experience with them email me or post you thoughts about any of the mentioned four. I'm primarily looking at Ricardo Morales and Jon Mannasse... BTW Martin= Tom Martin of the Boston Symphony. My biggest fascination is their teaching abilities. I'm interested in knowing about their methods, styles, things that set them apart from other teachers, etc...
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Author: Aaron
Date: 2000-11-10 15:51
I wouldn't limit yourself to just these people, there are many awesome teachers that just don't play in major ensembles. Such as boston, new york, chicago, etc. One teacher I can think of off the top of my head is Else Ludwig-Verdehr at Michigan State, East Lansing. I have been to a master class of hers, and a freind of minne is studying with her at the moment. She is an awesome teacher, as she is a player. Diane Caewin at U of Nebraska Lincoln also comes to mind. Look intto many people....and asking here is a good place...
Another thing to do, is to call these teachers up and go take a lesson with them. The best way to find out how they teach is to just go directly to them. They would probablly be glad to have you in for a day. That's really the only other thing I can tell you as far as how to see what their teaching styles are like. Just find a teacher that you are comfortable with. I've taken lessons with a few symphony players from around the midwest and some of them just don't excite me. But some are great and you learn alot. BUt going for a lesson is a great way to make shhure that you know exactly who you want to study from.
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Author: Chris Hill
Date: 2000-11-11 19:40
I've had lessons with one of the four you mentioned, Don Montanaro, and learned quite a bit from him. I think he's an excellent teacher. I've heard good things about the others, but do not have any personal experience with them.
BTW, have you been accepted into their studios already?
Chris
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Author: Frank
Date: 2000-11-11 23:51
I study clarinet with one of the clarinet faculty members at Aspen Music Fest. He's seen students from each of the people you've mentioned and has noticed weaknesses in each of the students they've sent to Aspen. Now no one is perfect, including the person with whom I study (he'll be the first to tell you that!), so one of the best ways to see how good a teacher is, is to visit his or her respective studio and take a listen to his or her other students. Perhaps you can sit in on the studio class or something.
Another rule of thumb is find someone whose sound you like and study with him or her. Perhaps this little maxim deserves some attention if you have a moderately developed since of sound/tone.
Good luck, they are all EXCELLENT players,
Frank
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