Posted by: clariniano on: July 23, 2009
I’m kind of conflicted on the practice of long tones, I know of at least a couple of pieces that have a sustained long tone (the end of the Finzi Carol from his Five Bagatelles for clarinet and piano, and the end of the Lullaby movementof Srul Irving Glick’s Suite Hebraique. On the other hand, students [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: July 18, 2009
In Canada, many schools own a set of musical instruments. However, there are several reasons why it’s better to own your instrument, and not use a school owned one. First, in some schools, as many as four (sometimes more) people share the use of one instrument. With wind instruments, ths can be a major concern, [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: July 18, 2009
First, I often need something on short notice, especially if I get a student who wants to meet right away. (Especially early beginning materials for the instruments I teach) The staff get to know you–at one of the music stores they rarely have to ask for my name or phone number to save on purchases. [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: July 12, 2009
Over the years I have been a musician and music teacher, I have made a number of things to assist in music learning and teaching, and so I thought I would finally write about them. Do you ever struggle to find a pencil when practicing or teaching music? A simple way to solve this problem [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: July 8, 2009
Look to see if they participate in any online forums. Typing in a teacher’s name and perhaps specifying location will often help you find out if the teacher gets involved. Look for articles they have written. My current piano teacher regularly wrote articles for a major music publication, and when I one day I saw [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: June 23, 2009
Many people when choosing a private music teacher are often concerned with either price or location. But there are other, more important questions to ask. Here are some of them: 1) What method books do you use to teach beginners? There are many teachers using old, outdated method books, especially in piano instruction books. Be [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: June 2, 2009
There has been an alarming trend in the past few years for private music teachers to charge low fees for lessons. In some parts the fees for private music lessons, especially piano and guitar lessons, have become so low that babysitters and housecleaners are charging more money than private music teachers, without requiring study at [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: May 21, 2009
Duets are commonly used with teaching intermediate and advanced clarinetists. They are rarely used in teaching beginners. Yet, it is beginners who may need duets more than intermediate and advanced students, in order to develop tone quality, rhythmic sense, and musicianship. Here are four reasons for teachers to use duets in teaching beginners. Many beginners [...]
