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August 12, 2005
On "the list"
Everybody's got a list. I mean, most saxophone professors have a list--a list of suggested repertoire and etudes for their students, which tells you what freshman "should" play, what sophomores "should" play, what graduate students "should" be playing, and so on. To be honest, I don't like the idea of a list so much. In fact, it runs counter to my teaching philosophy so much so that I would frequently brush off suggestions by my mentor Don Sinta that I would be wise to begin compiling such a list--for the future. My issue with the list is that every student that studies with me comes in with a different and unique skill set...
Originally posted by Brian Sacawa from Brian Sacawa: Sounds Like Now, ReBlogged by jeff on Aug 12, 2005 at 02:12 PM
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