Dreams Come True
What I’ve Learned About Group Lessons
How about a discussion of what we’ve learned doing groups? I’m new to teaching groups, and stuff that many experienced with groups perhaps learned long ago is breaking news to me. For example: When students first play DCT and DCT 1 as a duet (or…
Putting Hands Together in a Group Context
I am a new teacher. I teach a small group of 5. Today we put Dreams hands together. I felt that I needed at least 2-3 minutes individual time with each student to help “control the events” on the piano as they put it together.…
Teaching Arrangements to Groups
How do you go about teaching arrangements to a group of 5? They don’t have SHMs, so do you mostly have them learn through watching. But how do you process it into their fingers at the lesson? Do you have them each take a turn…
Minimum Age of Students
What age do people usually start students in their studios? I was thinking 7 or 8 am I thinking traditionally? As a Kindermusik Teacher I encouraged children to finish the Young Child program or similar music immersion program before beginning piano lessons. Our experience with Traditional Piano…
Composition & Improvisation
I recently reviewed the Composition & Improvisation training materials for a second time now. I’m very clear that the point here is not to be very formal and structured about giving assignments in the same way as with the other tracks of the program. However,…
Writing Notes, Managing Projects and Practicing
In response to “…Some of my students have 4 to 6 songs they are working on as well as variations and arrangements. My “notes” seem to be too busy and overwhelming to some of these students, because they still need to work on all of…
About Reading, and Using the Playlist with More Advanced Students
I’m wondering if students should continue to keep up their Playlists after they have completed Time for More Music and have begun reading. I understand the value in keeping most of their Playlist alive so that they have songs in their repertoire that they can…