| >>it is a very rare music teacher indeed who is not much more interested in him/herself and their reputation than in the kids studying with them>>
Fortunately this was not our experience at all. The music teachers (all of them) in the schools, the youth orchestra conductor, and every other mentor my son had...including his professional teacher, were very interested in my SON'S accomplishments for HIS sake, and not their own. The high school band director was the best advocate my son could have had...gave him tons of wonderful opportunities, and also nurtured the skills of less refined players.
I hope you don't mean the above quote as a generalization of how public school music teachers are. It sounds like you had a bad experience...and that is too bad...but it doesn't mean that the vast majority of public school music teachers are of the same poor quality. |