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Author: kathryn777
Date: 2010-01-28 18:14
I work at H&H Music and always have people coming in to ask about private lessons (which we do not give), and I am working on finding private lesson teachers in the area for different instruments. I have searched online to no avail, and called band directors in the area about their PL teachers, but they cannot give out any contact information for privacy reasons... any ideas how to find some teachers to refer my customers?
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Author: DixieSax
Date: 2010-01-28 18:28
You might post a notice in your store or on your store's website that you would be happy to refer potential students to qualified teachers if they leave their contact information with you.
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Author: Grabnerwg
Date: 2010-01-28 18:48
try contacting clarinet teachers at local universities. It is very likely that they will recommend some of their advanced students as teachers.
Walter Grabner
www.clarinetxpress.com
Buffet Clarinets
1193 Bass Clarinet Center
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-01-28 19:36
Very good suggestion above, also contact the players in the Houston Symphony and ask them for recommendations. If they don't list their e-mails on the web site or are not willing to give you their contact info you can look them up in the phone book. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: weberfan
Date: 2010-01-28 21:35
Just googling music schools and Houston (your ISP address) I came up with the prep division of Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. Lessons are offered to students from age 5 and up in various instruments.
Assuming you are in Houston or the Houston area, is this not a place to start? Or are your customers looking for private instruction with no school affiliation?
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Author: kathryn777
Date: 2010-01-28 22:12
They're looking for both... but since we are a corporation, and most of these customers are in middle and high school bands, we're not trying to send them to a school to sign up for classes. Most of them are looking for a person who can go to their homes or have students go to their homes for lessons. The band directors have PL teachers who can teach the kids in their practice rooms at the band halls, but they're not giving out contact information for these teachers for whatever reason. Maybe liability?
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Author: pewd
Date: 2010-01-28 22:49
look at the web pages for your local high school bands - you should be able to find lesson teacher contact info.
my name and number is on several local band web pages, its not hard to find such information
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2010-01-29 22:19
Privacy reasons indeed! If I was ever told that someone didn't pass my name to a potential customer because of privacy reasons, I would be very upset.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: jacoblikesmusic
Date: 2010-01-30 04:04
Well a few years back, I would have killed for a teacher. Being raised in a small town, it was pretty much deprived of any decent clarinet teacher.
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Author: mrn
Date: 2010-01-31 00:44
I grew up in Houston. You could try contacting my old clarinet teacher (Pamela Bingham Sheppard) and see if she is taking new students. I took lessons from her at her house for about 9 years. She's great. She used to live in the Heights, but she's probably moved since getting married. Her contact information is at the top of her website:
http://bingentertainment.net/
Even if she isn't taking new students, she might have some good recommendations for other teachers in the area, so you might give her a call.
You might also try contacting some of the instructors at the universities in town for referrals to teachers. I've worked with Randall Griffin at U of H before (through Houston Youth Symphony)--he won't remember me, but you might give him a call. I understand he also takes private students himself (or at least he used to).
http://www.music.uh.edu/people/griffin.html
The principal of the Houston Symphony, David Peck, is a very nice man--I took a lesson with him once. He used to teach at Rice, but now I understand he only teaches privately. You might try to contact him through the Symphony and see if he can recommend anyone.
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2010-01-31 12:03
This thread is a good heads-up for teachers, too: Go thou forth and pimp thyself at the local music store. The stores around here have bulletin boards for posting teachers' ads and some will also let teachers leave promotional flyers near the checkout counter.
Lelia
http://www.scoreexchange.com/profiles/Lelia_Loban
To hear the audio, click on the "Scorch Plug-In" box above the score.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2010-01-31 12:38
I remember how cumbersome it was to find a teacher that would take an adult, and that was in a city the size of Zurich! Adults apparently don't learn new things...
Violin and piano teachers galore, a little sax and flute, but clarinet was more or less inexistant.
Definitely have your address and email (create eg a gmail address in order not to waste your proper private address with spam) put up in stores' notice boards.
Maybe there's room for this kind of ads in the "classifieds" section somewhere?
--
Ben
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Author: kathryn777
Date: 2010-02-05 18:14
Thanks everyone...i've started to get the ball rolling and I appreciate the input... it helped!
MRN I email Ms Bingham and she replied
"Thanks for the email.
Wow! Michael Nichols! How do you know him?
He was such a good student and a great guy!
..........
Thanks again for the contact and please give Michael a big hello from me!"
She was very helpful, too! Thanks again
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Author: mrn
Date: 2010-02-08 19:25
kathryn777 wrote:
> MRN I email Ms Bingham and she replied
> She was very helpful, too! Thanks again
Oh good--I'm glad you were able to get in touch with her. She's the best! 
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Author: chorusgirl
Date: 2010-02-09 13:38
It has been a struggle for us to find a good clarinet teacher where I live. We had a wonderful teacher who moved away, and finally ended up with a very nice, knowledgeable fellow who lived about 50 minutes away, but he was inconsistent with the schedule - changing days of the week, times, etc. so we finally left.
We then went in the other direction about 45 minutes to another very nice fellow - successful band director, who is actually a brass player. I'm disappointed - I specifically asked for a clarinetist. As a musician myself, and one who has *limited* experience teaching band, I can do the usual thing for my kids - teaching rhythms, fingerings, etc, but I am NOT a clarinetist, and can't teach the kind of things I look to a professional for.
What to do? We continue the search - but really, am I off track in wanting a clarinetist for a teacher for my clarinet-playing child? Can he get the kind of instruction I (think I) am seeking, or am I being too picky and foolish?
Very sadly, I think there are far too many people out there willing to take our money for lessons (and I do NOT mean the last two teachers we had, they seemed to be outstanding at what they do, just not the right fit for us) so maybe I am too skeptical. I just really want a clarinet player as a clarinet teacher for my child. Is that too much to ask?
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Author: pewd
Date: 2010-02-09 14:47
marge,
it varies depending where you live.
around here most of the private teachers are specialists in their instruments.
most have performance or music ed degrees.
most perform regularly in regional bands and symphonies.
you have every reason to expect a clarinet expert to teach you child.
try asking the local high school directors?
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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