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From: Douglas Tate
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 20:42:14 +0100
Subject: Re: HELP!

At 18:02 23/06/99, Pat Missin wrote:

Doug Tate wrote >>The very best way to get something like this into a
progressive situation
>>is to get a local music teacher interested in playing... self interest and
>>justification is a wonderful oil in these circs... and the established
>>teacher, qualified elsewhere in music gives an authority not readily
>>bestowed on a hairy individual in dark glasses with a broad brimmed hat ( I
>>quote from American definitions of blues players :)))
>
>It may be worth bearing in mind, that if someone wants to learn blues harp,
>they might feel more comfortable with "hairy individual in dark glasses
>with a broad brimmed hat", than someone who reminds them of one of their
>old high school teachers. One of the things that became obvious when I was
>first started teaching at the Blue Saturdays, was that some people felt
>reassured by a "formal" teaching situation, whereas others were somewhat
>repelled by it!

I would totally agree with Pat here... except ... i was going at the
question from the point of view of an education authority bestowing its
largesse and money rather than the view from the pupil. If you have
someone of the reputation of Johhny Mars then the question is moot... he
has the presence of the blues king and the authoity backed up by solid
knowledge... however... we are sadly lacking in J Mars all ove the country

Douglas Tate