[TPIN] Jazz Pedagogy, teaching and some help

[David Adams]

Good, valid points, Dave.  The sports analogy is pretty good, even  
though coaches like Joe Paterno at Penn State (now 80 yrs old!) ran  
with his players until recently.  I still like to think that playing  
(as well as directing) music should be a life long pursuit.  As a  
long time teacher I know the difficulties in keeping the chops up,  
but it sure makes a difference in my opinion.  Dave
On Jan 12, 2007, at 12:03 AM, Dave Lee wrote:

>
> i can't imagine putting the horn down for any reason except injury/ 
> health.
> having said that, i do think that the demands on many band  
> directors these
> days, sadly requires them to do much more than is reasonable, and
> unfortunately they often have to give up what they love for what  
> they must
> do. in those cases i would liken the band director to a pro sports  
> coach
> that no longer goes through the rigid disciplines he once did or  
> plays the
> game in the same way, but instead devotes his life to passing on his
> insights to others....he/she certainly is qualified to teach with  
> as much
> understanding as he once had when able to play more...of course,
> demonstration is worth much, and that is why many directors insure  
> that
> specialists like myself have plenty of opportunities to bring our  
> current
> abilities to their students...just another thought on the  
> subject...dave lee
>

David B. Adams
Palo Alto Unified School District
Director, Foothill Symphonic Winds
www.windband.org/foothill