Re: neck width of classical guitar vs. steel strung guitar
Learnwell expounded in news:ddd1384a-98bc-4c8b-8a3a-
d693869be63e@x36g2000prg.googlegroups.com:
>> I cannot think of anything that is so "crucial" that you
>> would have to turn away beginners. I can see your point at
>> more advanced levels, but not for beginning students.
>
> A good teacher knows that the advanced student is created in the
> beginning stages. There is a lot of misunderstanding about this.
I don't disagree about good foundations, though I
beleive it is never too late, even if the student
comes to you late with bad habits.
I am only questioning the steel stringed
guitar policy..
And I've not yet heard any practical reason for refusing
a beginning steel stringed guitar student. All I
have heard so far is to "take my word for it"
(apart from "tone").
Name some things that are so "critical" to get done
on a classical guitar (in the beginning) that cannot
be done on a steel stringed guitar.
The response "trust me" never goes very far in
my book, no matter the profession or the credentials.
Even Lumpy cannot get away with
"take my word for it", unless he is speaking
to his horse. :)
>>He also teaches electric guitar,
>> which perhaps allows him to be more open minded on the
>> matter.
>
> I did the music store teaching gig for years. In that environment,
> where your income is directly affected by how many students you
> maintain,s compromises sometimes have to be made.
The key word is "sometimes". My teacher _now_ does
his teaching through a store (he's making a career
change through education), but he's previously operated
his own music studio fulltime for many years. This guy
is top notch- not only in his ability but in his
"stool-side manner". :) He's also very humble, and
so you might not know this from a casual meet.
> I played electric
> and in band for years. Teaching and playing it was fun and enriching.
> It is just not what I do now. Nothing wrong with it though, but it
> will not create a solid foundation for the higher level of classical
> study if that is what a student is looking for.
You're opening a different can of tuna there. That's
not what we were discussing.
Snark.
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