| Oh! I'm sorry. I didn't mean it that way. Haha, no, I understand that its great that these young students are getting such good fundementals from such a great person while they're still young. It's great that he's teaching the younger kids. I just ment, he could make an even bigger name for himself, and make an even better career for himself if he was teaching at a high school or college. But Akey is a good guy, and he does this for the studends, he is a very selfless person wich is great. It's just that you don't get much attention from the public in the area when theres other highschools and colleges in the area that are much more advanced and playing much more advanced music. The general public looks at a middle school band and dosn't give them the respect that they deserve, they don't realize that this is where all the great minds start. I think it's great that he's teaching at the middle school level, it's great for the kids, (like me), I don't know where I would be without him. I was just saying that he could make more of himself if he was with more advanced groups, Akey is a great guy, and I'm sorry if what I said kind of sounded like it was a slam on him or his profession of a middle school band director. Teachers at the beggining or entry level are even more important than at the highschool level because they have to set the mold for the students and create the fundementals and love for music.
So once again, I'm sorry if you took that the wrong way, I didn't mean it as a slam.
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-David Jacques |