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Re: How do YOU teach this

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2023-06-26 04:06

It seems there are some folks on the Board who advocate a method of education that inspires students to find their own solutions to problems both technically and musically. While I generally agree with the concept particularly for the musical problems/solutions, I see clarinet playing as a craft. Where most future master craftsmen learn by being apprentices under current master craftsmen, we are relegated to finding a way to apply practicum while only being students of the craft.

My solution was to find and study with players whose sounds and styles I wished to emulate. That way the "tearing down and building back up" was a construction that would be satisfactory to me. Of course not all great players are good at communicating how they do what they do (I think of stories I heard of the wonderful Maurice Murphy).

There are those students who were aware of players who had the reputation for being great, inspirational teachers such as Leon Russianoff or Yehuda Gilad. And yet it is clearly not possible for everyone to study with the best of the best for a host of practical reasons.

The good news is that there are many fine players in so many different ensembles across the country. It is a good idea to start with your local great players and find a way to learn from them whatever their style of teaching may be.

...............Paul Aviles

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