Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2016-06-15 04:55
awildman wrote:
> Karl, nobody has come to my house. It has always been the
> other way 'round. And it is completely possible to be late at
> your own house.
Ah! Then I completely misunderstood the situation from your first post. I think you've had some bad luck, and it's interesting that you've become a friend with one of these "flaky" teachers on a personal level. That, along with knowing now that your interests stylistically don't strongly favor "classical" material for me sheds a wholly different light on your situation.
It may be obvious, but to be clear, are you expressing your interest in traditional jazz at the outset when you first contact a new teacher-candidate? Some (by now, in 2016, many) clarinetists are not trained in or experienced with jazz and don't have a clear idea what to teach. I play jazz if I'm reading it, and I can improvise a little, but awkwardly and not especially interestingly. I would not accept the responsibility of trying to teach to a jazz interest, because my jazz skills are simply not strong enough, unless it were with the understanding that basic technique is basic technique in whatever style you want to apply it. It might take a fairly complicated negotiation, one that might well lead to a more productive teacher-student relationship or to a recommendation that another teacher might be a better fit.
For adult students, finding a good fit in a teacher is far more difficult than it is for a parent looking for a teacher for his or her child. You have expectations in the areas of both musical approach and professional procedure (deportment?) that a 10-year-old or even a 16-year-old generally doesn't.
I might still go down the road of contacting the clarinet instructor at a nearby college or university or a major music school and asking specifically about teachers who have strength in the areas you want to work on. Then once (if) you've been able to identify someone, in your first conversation talk about your past experiences. You need to find a teacher whose musical strengths complement your needs and who is capable of establishing a respectful two-directional adult to adult professional relationship.
Karl
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