[Dixielandjazz] Music Teachers

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Just thought these posts from another list in San Francisco might be 
interesting to some on the DJML.

We have hinted at the same problem a time or two on the DJML :))

Cheers,

Tom "Slow Learner" Wiggins


Enjoy:



Subject: Teachers

       Music Teachers with No Gigs and No Band - Hypocrisy?

    ORIGINAL MSG: Um...there are teachers advertising their services on 
here, saying things like "Take lessons with me, and get the gig!" Yet, 
I know for a fact, that some of these teachers have no band, and have 
no gigs. In fact, some of these teachers are trying to get the same 
gigs I am, or auditioning for the same bands I am.

   Does that make them hypocrites? On one hand to say that taking 
lessons with them will help me get the gig, and yet...they have no 
steady stream of good gigs of their own?

  Good Christ, the music scene here sucks.
  
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  Previous message:

   If you're looking for a music teacher, ask them where you can come 
hear them peform. Ask them what recordings you can hear them on. Ask 
them why they chose to teach music as a profession, as opposed to 
perform music. Chances are, they will NOT be able to give you an 
answer.

  Why?

   Because they either have NO gigs or are auditioning for the same gigs 
you are (as the original poster stated). Now do you really want to 
"learn" from this kind of "teacher"?

   A music degree doesn't make someone a GOOD teacher, performer or 
musician. Just like passing the bar exam doesn't necessarily make you a 
good lawyer.

  "Those who can't, teach."

  I'm so thankful that I didn't have teachers in this category. When I 
was in college, all my teachers were teaching during the day, and 
gigging almost every night. Plus they were some of the best in the  San 
Francisco, Bay Area. Both live and in the studio.