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Author: OldBeginner
Date: 2005-10-14 00:35
Hi everyone... I started learning the clarinet about 6 months ago, taking some weekly lessons from a retired band director. After a couple of months of lessons, we parted amicably... he was impressed with my dedication to practicing and told me I should do fine on my own. Well, I'm not doing fine. I sit down to practice and feel lost. I noodle on some scales, try some arpeggios, but eventually feel bored and don't know how to proceed. So it seems I need the structure of lesson assignments; I'm very good at following directions and make good progress when given specific assignments. But I don't know how to go about finding a good teacher. I live in the Raleigh, NC area and would appreciate information anyone might have on a good teacher in this area. I don't think I would benefit from going back to my former teacher... he seems geared to teaching beginning children and once we got past the basics I didn't feel he was doing me much good. Any advice or input would be very much appreciated. Thanks.
Jim Walter
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Author: Grant
Date: 2005-10-14 00:43
Jim, Have you tried contacting the local colleges? They might have some suggestions. Good luck.
Peace on Earth and May You always have a reed that PLAYS.
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Author: LarryBocaner ★2017
Date: 2005-10-14 01:01
Jimmy Gilmore teaches at Duke and Meredith. I've never met him, but I have taught some of his former students, and I was impressed with their solid fundamentals. He is principal of the North Carolina Symphony and was a student of Leon Russianoff (I can never spell his name right--sorry GBK).
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Author: Synonymous Botch
Date: 2005-10-14 12:09
Most instructors will be delighted to have an adult student, particularly if your available lesson hours fall during the day.
It's the same curse we BOF hockey players face - the kids clog the ice from 4-10PM "Prime Time".
Try also your local music store (if one is nearby).
A notable plus is willingness to use a metronome.
(Mine is more fashionable, and stylish - a metroGnome....)
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