[Trombone-l] Motivation and inspiration

[Dennis Clason]

I've usually heard that stated as, "You can't do too much to help 
students who want to learn, and you can't do much to help students who 
don't want to learn."

And I do subscribe to it.  The first part is a statement of personal 
philosophy, the second a recognition of reality.  If you don't want to 
learn, failure is a self-fulfilling prophecy.  If you do want to learn 
and work at it, then I want to help any way I can.

Dennis

Denton Thomas wrote:
> My students get a kick out of playing as a section.  Simple 4 part 
> works, or even chorales.  They don't have much exposure to trombone 
> choir or quartets, and they're often impressed by what they can pull 
> off.  Pull out Reichenbach's Scarborough Fair, Lotti Crucifixus, or the 
> Reed Two Bagatelles.  I've transcribed a few hymn tunes and written some 
> really basic/short chorales for younger groups.  We all find that making 
> music is the best motivation.
>
> My father has suggested a theory on teaching, but I don't subscribe to 
> it 100%:  You can't do much to help the students that want to learn, and 
> you can't do much to help the kids that aren't interested to learn.
>
> Not completely true, but definitely good to consider.
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