“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” ― William Arthur Ward
How many of us can recall a great teacher? I would like to think that most of us have had one in our lifetime. One of those teachers that pushes us just enough beyond our comfort zone; that allows us to discover our potential and keep going.
Last night we had a truly rare and wonderful experience. We had dinner with Marc’s greatest mentor on electric bass, Claude Arsenault. When Marc delivers his conference he talks about the moment where he was finally, in his third year of college, going to have a teacher on the instrument he really wanted to study. He was sitting waiting for his lesson. From outside the door he could hear Claude playing and he was getting more and more intimidated with each note. For one year (only one year) he was privy to a teacher who explained, who showed him new techniques and who inspired Marc to keep his passion alive. In all his years of study it was the only one with an electric bass teacher, but what a teacher. There was a lifetime of learning in that short period of time.
Sometimes we are lucky enough to be able to thank those teachers personally for sharing their wisdom with us. Last night was one of those nights. It was such a memorable evening. No wonder Marc is smiling in the photos.
Namaste!
Bianca
see blog dated April 23, 2012 www.biancabassomusic.com/blog for a picture of the painting
This personal blog was written by Bianca Pittoors. You may “share” it in its entirety. I respectfully request that you respect it as the intellectual property that it is. Thank you! All photos by Bianca Pittoors unless noted otherwise.
Bianca Pittoors & Marc Langis are Bianca Basso. Creators of original music, they are distinctive in their contemporary style.
Marc with Carole and Claude Arsenault
How many of us can recall a great teacher? I would like to think that most of us have had one in our lifetime. One of those teachers that pushes us just enough beyond our comfort zone; that allows us to discover our potential and keep going.
Last night we had a truly rare and wonderful experience. We had dinner with Marc’s greatest mentor on electric bass, Claude Arsenault. When Marc delivers his conference he talks about the moment where he was finally, in his third year of college, going to have a teacher on the instrument he really wanted to study. He was sitting waiting for his lesson. From outside the door he could hear Claude playing and he was getting more and more intimidated with each note. For one year (only one year) he was privy to a teacher who explained, who showed him new techniques and who inspired Marc to keep his passion alive. In all his years of study it was the only one with an electric bass teacher, but what a teacher. There was a lifetime of learning in that short period of time.
Sometimes we are lucky enough to be able to thank those teachers personally for sharing their wisdom with us. Last night was one of those nights. It was such a memorable evening. No wonder Marc is smiling in the photos.
Namaste!
Bianca
see blog dated April 23, 2012 www.biancabassomusic.com/blog for a picture of the painting
This personal blog was written by Bianca Pittoors. You may “share” it in its entirety. I respectfully request that you respect it as the intellectual property that it is. Thank you! All photos by Bianca Pittoors unless noted otherwise.
Bianca Pittoors & Marc Langis are Bianca Basso. Creators of original music, they are distinctive in their contemporary style.
Marc with Carole and Claude Arsenault