Originally posted by scottycelt
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One of those mentioned in connection with this affair was a visiting professor at my college, and I have worked less frequently with one other; and a number of contemporaries of mine have begun reminiscing about their college experiences on other public forums, Facebook for one. I dare say other members may have had at least a passing acquaintance with some of those mentioned. Ahinton clearly has.
There are also all sorts of allegations against named individuals and institutions being aired on Norman Lebrecht's blog, something that has not been happening here.
My intention in starting this thread was primarily to bring this to the attention of any members who may not have been aware of it, and from that to raise the wider question of the the individualised nature of music tuition and how careful both student and teacher must be to respect the boundaries of that relationship. The potential dreadful consequences if that does not happen have been all-too clearly demonstrated in recent events, which is why- at the risk of being accused of misconstruing- I cannot agree with Mr.GG's comment above. Age is not the issue here. You only have to read some of the accounts by those who were allegedly abused to see that.
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