Student Management

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Lesson plan with multiple streams

There’re so many great supplemental programs available even for Level 1 now. I start to feel that it is very tight during lessons to use some of those supplemental programs when we already have variations/arrangement, and composition/improvisation. I would really love to give the students…

Student unable to follow instruction?

I have had a few students lately who have struggled with learning. I have broken everything down into the smallest steps etc. and have great support from their parents, but they still are struggling. I did a small test with both students (one in Level…

Waldorf Students and using SHM videos‏


My daughter is in a Steiner (“Waldorf”) school here in Southern California, and I’m starting to get inquiries from families at her school. Here’s my question to you, and to any Simply Music teachers who may have come across this — the majority of Waldorf/Steiner…

Teaching in Schools

Hi All, I had lots of requests for my information on teaching Simply Music in Public Schools so thought it best to put in on Simpedia for all interested teachers. I have outlined all steps I took in response to an advertised teaching position. I…

Request Vs. Requirement Based Studios

I was not able to go to the San Jose Symposium and have really enjoyed hearing everyone tell how much they got out of it. I was able to attend the Omaha Conference last fall and it was pretty wonderful, too. Apparently, in San Jose Neil spoke…

Requirement/Non-requirement based studios

I would like to ask a more philosophical, yet altogether practical question. At what point does a studio become a requirement or, non-requirement based studio. Where is the line? I would imagine every teacher would have their own set of requirements – many would be…

Practice Pads and Controlling the Events

I’m in my second month of teaching Simply Music, and I have groups of mostly 3-6 kids. I have four practice pads that I got laminated but not mounted.  Initially I tried using the practice pads, but I found it frustrating, especially with the younger…

Controlling The Events Hands Together

Knowing the paramount importance of controlling the events when getting hands together for the first time in a piece how does one handle this in a group? Would it be adequate enough to do a demo with one student at the piano and then get…

What is ‘Normal Progress’

In response to the following statement: “… It just seems wiser to wait until students can process almost a song a week…. Seems the intention of Simply Music is to have students playing right away…” Here is a paradox, and there is more to this…

Singing while Playing – Neil Moore

It’s good if students sing and play, and it is no issue whatsoever if they don’t. I request it, I encourage it, I never require it. I heard a statistic once (don’t quote me!!), that on people’s list of things they feared most, singing in…