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When to introduce Special Programs

I’m still young in the SM teacher world and I have students in levels 1, 2, and 3 right now. My question is, when do I start students on Accompaniment, and then when do I start them on Reading Rhythm? Should I start Accompaniment in…

Longer lessons for advanced students

I’ve been thinking of implementing longer lessons for my more advanced private students who I think need the time in the upper levels, in particular with all the reading we do. Maybe 45 minutes or hour lessons? One student is requesting an hour lesson and…

Webinar Series: 05/16/2017 – Piano – Teaching Special Programs

Neil provides an overview of the background and scope of the Special Programs – one of the 3 required components of the Core Curriculum. Topics include: The Genesis (00:06) Introducing Special Programs (07:53) Fitting it All In (13:07) About Composition & Improvisation (15:35) About Arrangements…

Lesson plan to incorporate all streams

Is there a lesson plan that incorporates not only the foundation levels but Comp & Improv, arrangements, accompaniment, rhythm/note reading, etc? I’m finding it very difficult to know how to cover everything in the right order at the right time since the various modules are…

Fitting it all In

Hello Teachers, I wanted to provide a bit of clarification here and repost information I’ve sent out. There are a number of questions here that I’d like to address, in no particular order. First,  I want to clarify that once I start on an Arrangement Project,…