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Author: hammer_sickle01
Date: 2009-12-22 04:44
ok, so I know this has been asked before but I was hoping for more up-to-date recommendations on local teachers in the bay area.
I'm in my senior year of high school and although I am not planning on majoring in music (I've already sent my applications...and am deciding whether or not I want to major in Psychology @ USF(not UCSF) or get a BFA in motion pictures & television, particularly screenwriting, @ AAU) I don't want to simply stop playing. I love playing my instrument, but I have made the decision that I will not turn it into a career choice. Still...I want to continue building up my level of playing. I see myself, in the future, as having a secure paying job but playing on the side. You see, even though I am making a non-musical career choice, playing is my joy and passion and will always remain so. And I wish to sustain my growth as a clarinetist.
Not sure if any of that info was important or not but I digress.
BTW: I really do mean SF specifically. I plan on getting training as a phlebotomist to have some side dough during my college yrs but I'm unable to do the 3 month long training till not this summer but the next (2011)...so basically, in the meantime, I'll be relying on leftover Financial Aid, selling my plasma, and money my father is begrudgingly letting me borrow for my freshman year. So, I've no issue with paying money for a university/conservatory/pro level instructor (reason why I came here asking and not going to a local music store) but I will be taking on the role of the ramen-eating, starving student (in SF, no less) so the absence of a car will prevent me from long commutes to lessons (unless you know if they're accessible from BART)
Thanks for reading my long post (or not) and I look forward to your responses!
(oh and I was serious about the plasma)
Post Edited (2009-12-22 16:52)
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Author: vin
Date: 2009-12-22 12:18
If you want an awesome teacher, I would try Carey Bell, principal clarinet of the SF Symphony. I'm sure you'd learn a lot from the other guys in the symphony as well. Also, any of the players in the opera or the ballet. I've heard great things about Carey's teaching; I don't know where he teaches but maybe you could snag lessons in Davies Hall.
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Author: ginny
Date: 2009-12-22 16:58
Ask the music department at USF, most will give lessons privately as well. Inquire at the SF Conservatory as well, they have a prep department there with adult lessons and often the conservatory teachers (as opposed to the conservatory prep teachers) will take private students as well, provided they are very serious.
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Author: srattle
Date: 2009-12-22 18:28
I studied with Carey a long time ago, and he's a very good teacher, and a wonderful player. Highly recommended, but I'm not sure if he teaching at all, and if he is, it might only be selectively for private lessons. Worth a try though, he's a lovely guy
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Author: Ed Lowry
Date: 2009-12-22 19:57
You might try Lynne Funkhouser, whom I've known for 20+ years. She's conservatory trained, very friendly, is affiliated with the with UC Berkeley - Young Musician's Program and the San Francisco Symphony Opus Program. I'm not sure what the Opus program is, but it looks impressive on her website. http://www.funkhousermusicstudio.com
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