Author: Ed
Date: 2020-01-02 21:21
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Worse than the money involved, think of the frustration and disappointment of the beginner who wants to play well and simply can't because of their rig.
Unfortunately, the student gets frustrated and has no idea that it is the instrument that is holding them back. They just think they are not doing well or that playing is really hard.
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And the dismay of the teacher/band director who is responsible for the student/orchestra output. It would seem that with the back-to-school lists of supplies there should be a prep sheet for buying/renting an instrument for parents and students to study before they get anything
It is tough to deal with, knowing that the instrument does not work well or is out of tune with the other students and that there is no way to get it to a reasonable standard. One can tell parents to avoid these instruments, but they think with their wallet. They see an instrument on Amazon or eBay that looks like an clarinet and often they see a number of reviews that say that it is a terrific instrument (either bogus or written by someone equally clueless) and buy it. What is even worse is that there are local music stores who rent these type of "instruments" so they can make their money back immediately with little investment.
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