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Re: Strangest private lesson?

Author: csmith
Date: 2008-07-31 03:20

Hi Ben,

Did you attend SMU? You're right! I studied with Girko. How funny he did the same thing to you! I have often told that story at after-concert parties, always to everyone's amazement, and amusement. Too funny there are others out there that have the same story!

I can tell one more I remember vividly. I was playing Weber again - maybe it's just something with him and Weber? - and while I was playing he punched me in the stomach. And I don't mean a friendly reminder tap either. I'm sure you know what I mean. Well, I got the message and I have kept my stomach muscles tight when playing clarinet ever since that day!

Oh and I just remembered one as a teacher. During one studen't first lesson I asked my student to take off her reed because the sound obviously indicated she hadn't soaked her reed. You know how kids sometimes just leave the reed on the mouthpiece after practicing? Well, on the back of her reed was fuzz! Yep, she actually had fungus growing on her reed because she hadn't taken it off the mouthpiece for so long. She nearly threw up - and me too! She never left the reed on the mouthpiece again after that!

Chad Smith

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