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Author: Aleisha
Date: 2011-03-29 04:17
I am currently in my second year of a Bmus, studying in Australia. My uni offers an exchange program with the Manhattan School of Music. I've started to seriously consider studying there for a semester in my third year.
One of my worries is that since I can only really afford a semester, is it worth it to change teachers for a short amount of time?
I know that it takes time to adjust to a new teacher and even more time to actually see an improvement.
I'm also wondering if it's better to stay close to home and continue with the work I'm doing here.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
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Author: johng ★2017
Date: 2011-03-29 13:00
Although I learned a great deal from my college clarinet professor, one of the good things to happen was the single year when another college professor took his place. Having a different perspective of teaching and playing did a lot of good for me.
John Gibson, Founder of JB Linear Music, www.music4woodwinds.com
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Author: BassClarinetBaby
Date: 2011-03-29 14:08
Oh, how exciting! I'm hoping to study a Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education in Brisbane next year.
I think the exchange sounds like a wonderful opportunity! A semester is plenty of time to learn a lot. I've found my personal adjustment time for new teacher/new instrument to be about 4 weeks/lessons. Even for a short time, a different perspective can do wonders. Sometimes one person's way of teaching just doesn't work for you, then you hear somebody else explain it and suddenly something clicks!
I strongly suggest you do it and will be looking into whether a similar experience is available at my uni.
Never Bb, sometimes B#, and always B natural! ♫♪
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2011-03-29 16:01
I recommend that you do it if it's affordable. Manhattan School has several good teachers so you should do some research on each of them and try to decide on who might be the best fit for you. I'm sure Mark N is a fine teacher but there are others to consider as well. I have no recommendation because I don't know your style of playing. You want someone with an opened mind that won't insist on completely over making you since you are going back to your home teacher. That happened to me as a student and it as very confusing for a while when I came home to my college teacher. Some teachers are very closed minded while many others are more opened minded and will help you develop your style of playing like Leon Russianoff was noted for back in the "good old days". There's more than one "correct" way or style to play the clarinet. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: Tony M
Date: 2011-03-29 20:31
If learning anything was a linear process then the staying at home argument might have some weight but you are trying to advance your studies (and enjoy them at the same time) so a semester in New York is going to help. That's why the exchanges are offered. It may well be that you connect with a teacher that doesn't fit your current understanding but, in time, that is a good thing. Mental confusion doesn't really inhibit progress. It just gives you something to work out and you are better for it when you have worked it out.
Of course you might just go there and have a ball. There's really only one way to find out.
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Author: weberfan
Date: 2011-03-29 21:59
Lots of thoughtful guidance above. Since I'm just an amateur I can't speak with any authority about how a semester in New York might affect your course of study. But MSM is a terrific place with a four-star faculty and wonderfully talented students to rub elbows with. The contact and music-making alone ought to be worth the cost of your trip. Seems to me you'd have much to gain and little, if anything, to lose. Come to New York!
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