For those who keep putting up distracting arguments, arguing with me regarding concepts that I never made, judge yourselves as horn teachers by how many of your students are still playing horn at age 30, age 40, age 50, and beyond. Of your students that quit, why did they quit? You tell us.
One of my students taught me a lot as she said goodbye when she needed to move away with her husband. She and I sat together in two horn sections. As part of her goodbye, she said she learned from me how exciting and enjoyable horn playing could be, that sitting next to me woke her up to a new dimension for her own horn playing. I think she is a better student than I am a teacher. She learned something most valuable through osmosis by just being next to another horn player, gaining inspiration and understanding to continue as a life-long horn player. If you still need to have the dots connected: teach and inspire in a way that makes your students want to come back for more. Don't equate this to being easy or playing simple music; students get excited when they see progress. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
