Author: d-oboe
Date: 2007-02-09 02:51
At McGill, I have a one hour weekly lesson. We usually end up rambling for a bit at the beginning and the end, so sometimes it stretches to 70 minutes. Oh well.
I'm not really sure there is a strict format to each lesson but in general, music is played, the teacher challenges my intepretation to make sure my musical intentions are clear, and we see how far that gets.
At this point, I don't do very much technique in lessons. I usually just ask questions should a persistent problem arise. We don't really work on reeds in lessons - there isn't enough time. I usually bring in an OK reed and ask how I might make it better, but that's about it. i will occasionally ask to have a reeds-only lesson if my reeds are particularly lousy.
As far as setting goals...it is never really clear cut. Of course, long-term goals are easy. " I want to play the Strauss Concerto in front of a live audience." It's the short-term everyday goals that are the most difficult to set. the problem is that you'll never know how quickly you will improve, or how difficult a certain passage might be.
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