Re: Re: Re: Teacher wont let me use my new CC horn!!


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Posted by Chuck(G) on August 13, 2001 at 22:45:40:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Teacher wont let me use my new CC horn!! posted by Klaus on August 13, 2001 at 21:13:59:

Good points, Klaus, and yet still not deserving an argument.

My point in the post was that our young friend has no inkling of the true motives of the director-teacher, nor do we. And, again, that the first thing a young tubist should do is to politely and privately ascertain the reason for the prohibition and to promise, if appropriate, to keep them confidential.

Not every decision a director-teacher makes needs to be motivated by pure musical concerns. To assume otherwise would be selling the teacher short.

We can guess and guess, but we don't know what's going on between the ears of the director and advice to defy his wishes out of hand would be extremely ill-advised.

It's being an adult--politely and rationally determine the other party's point of view, attempt to understand it and to empathize. Then one can lay out one's own view and if ultimately denied, respect the director's wishes gracefully.




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