At 10:46 PM -0400 5/9/07, David W. Fenton wrote:
On 9 May 2007 at 22:29, John Howell wrote:
Kodály had it right
when he said, "Only the best musicians should be
PERMITTED to teach children."
Many people confuse "the best musicians" with "the best performers,"
the determiment of the students involved.
That's a very wise observation, David. Every
time we have had finalists for a faculty position
in music on campus, it seems that what everyone
is most interested in is their performance
audition. Not that that doesn't also reveal a
lot more about musicianship and all sorts of
things, but our JOB is to teach students. Role
modeling by playing at a high level IS part of
that, but only part, especially when it comes to
voice teachers.
John
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