>From the description of your student, it sounds like the only problem is in his perception of what he needs.
He says he wants to orchestrate. OK, fine. Let him try. Let him go ahead and score something, whether he's "ready" or not. Then let him hear an orchestra play it. Possibly he'll be satisfied by what he hears. More likely, he'll recognize that it doesn't sound good; he'll want to understand why, and that is what will motivate him to learn the fundamentals. An impatient and strongly self-motivated person can't be told what he needs to learn, he needs to see it for himself. If you say, "No, you can't do that yet, you're not ready for it," he will rebel. But if HE discovers that he can't do something which he's not ready for, he will want to learn what he needs to know. Let your student be the one to decide what he needs to learn. Focus instead on his goals. Either he really does need to learn theory or he doesn't. If he does, it will inevitably come up. If he doesn't, then so be it. mdl _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
