[Trombone-l] Blazhevich Clef Studies

[Paul Kemp]

When I started learning clefs 30 years ago, my teacher "took me by the seat
of the pants and threw me into the Blazhevich Clef Studies" and it was
either sink or swim. I swam.

I don't use that approach with my students. However, there is one valid
point to using that approach. It really makes students pay attention to
details and forces them to practice slowly. 

In reality, Blazhevich teaches much more than clefs. We must realize that
clefs are simply a means to an end, and that all of the other aspects of
learning the musical language must come into play in addition to the
learning of the clefs. Blazhevich actually does a very good job driving that
point home.   

There are not too many teachers that believe in putting students through the
rigors that the teachers of yesteryear did, and I believe that is quite
unfortunate.

To a certain extent, this gets into the same category as the very brief
discussion that we had this weekend concerning beginning method books.
What's really coming out of middle school programs today? At a time where
these kids should be having a solid grasp of the nuts and bolts of the
musical language, it is appalling how many kids are weighed in the balances
and found wanting. It is no wonder why many intelligent kids grapple with
very real frustration.   

Paul Kemp 

  
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[mailto:trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu] On Behalf Of Joshua Hauser
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 1:18 PM
To: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
Subject: [Trombone-l] Blazhevich Clef Studies

I just discovered that the Blazhevich Clef Studies are no longer available
from Hickeys.  Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative book at
that level that you have had success with?

Josh


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Joshua Hauser, Associate Professor of Trombone
Box 5045
Department of Music and Art
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN 38505
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