What were your music teachers like?

Hahha my middle school orchestra teacher sucked! She rarely taught us anything. She always thought the worst of our playing abilities. My private lessons teacher is wonderful. It really gave me an insight in private teachers and regular school teachers. My high school orchestra teacher is wonderful. Mr.Anderson...he's 29 and single. I think he's kinda hot...but ahem yeah...he's a wonderful teacher. My current teachers are the best ones I've ever had.

Music teachers are by far, some of the greatest communicators out there. I think I've enjoyed all my music teacher's classes. They taught me a lot of the values I have today, mostly through songs that goes something like this:

"Whether it's black, brown, yellow, or if it's red or it is white
Everyone's the same in the good lord's sight"

They're also very energetic and sometimes it't a bit much but even though you may not actually learn anything academic, the lessons taught are very valuable.

Oh, and this movie kinda leans towards the "this sucks!" side than it does the "this rocks!" side.

When I was in high school.......which was a long time ago....I was in marching band and concert band...our band teacher was a little on the mean side but he had to be...we had a lot of students in marching band...and we had to stay focused. But he had a good side to him as well.

Now...my child is in marching band, concert band, and jazz band. Her teacher for the first two years in high school was really, really strict. He left this year to go teach music to younger kids (guess he couldn't handle the big kids anymore) The one they have now is much nicer, but firm with them. The kids enjoy the band much better. I am a band booster parent. I go on all the trips, i.e. band competitions, football games, etc. I enjoy it so much. I love music.

Back in the mid '60s I was a member of the PS63 Orchestra in The Bronx. Our teacher was Mr. Klotzman. It was a string orchestra, violins, violas, cellos, and basses. I was a violinist from 3rd grade thru high school. Mr. Klotzman was strict but I don't remember him being mean. He used wooden dowels as batons and kept a box full in the instrument closet to replace the ones he broke smashing them on the music stand.

We played the classics. Beethoven, Dvorak, Sibelius,Tchaikovsky. It was great but we pleaded for current stuff. This was the days of Motown, rock 'n roll, and the Beatles. Mr. Klotzman's idea of current was Dusty Springfield and the theme from Hogan's Heroes. When he would leave the room we would hold our violins and violas like guitars and play Twist & Shout. He would hear that and blow a fuse, especially when he saw how we held our instruments. Philip and Nathaniel would spin their big basses. We also did a great Stand By Me. Mr.K didn't like that either. We played assembly concerts, graduations, and even played at the dedication of a new school in the district.

Being in the orchestra was a source of pride for me and my classmates. We had fun there. We were in a low income neighborhood and would never have been exposed to classical music if not for the music program. I am forever grateful to Mr. Klotzman and the NYC Board of Education for that. They opened the door to further appreciation of the arts for me. I passed that on to my children. My son works behind the scenes at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center and hopes to someday teach English Lit. My daughter is a photographer working on her masters degree with her goal being to start a non-profit to benefit young artists.

Thank you Mr. Klotzman.

(Band) Elementry: Did not believe much in the kids. Middle School: Fun guy, made the kids work for a goal, had a small obsession with winnning. High School: Tense, Obsessed with winning festivals, did not try to teach anyone anything just told them to practice more cause we sounded bad. Private lessons: Wonderful teeacher with a good sense of humor.

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