transitioning private students to group

This week I took the plunge and tried a different sort of class. I love teaching groups and nearly all my after school students are in group classes. During the day though, I have lots of adults that come one by one. Some are in…

• Last updated 3 months ago
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Hi everyone, I didn’t sleep well last night and feel like I’m at a crossroads here. I hope it’s ok to vent some frustrations and maybe get some additional perspective from all you teachers… It seems like my studio has dissolved to a lot of…

• Last updated 2 years ago
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I have a student that is just starting with a few private lessons to catch her up to the group I want to add her to. My dilemma is that there is a huge language barrier. She is super smart and quick, has taken 2…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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I have a very quiet, shy 15 year old (boy) and an extremely shy and quiet 11 year old girl who have private lessons back to back and am thinking of letting them have share lessons instead because they are at roughly the same song…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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For those of you who have transitioned from private to group lessons: I have several families with multiple children enrolled. I figure this is pretty typical. In private lessons I was able to arrange their lessons consecutively quite easily. But as I make the transition…

• Last updated 6 years ago
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