Students

I have a 5th grade student who is at the top of her class, and in ELP. Levels 1 & 2 she loved and always came to lessons prepared and excited. This year has been a struggle. She is almost done with level 3 but…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• bored student, Laurie Richards, Level 4, overview of SM, unmotivated, value of groups

I have a 75 year old private student. She is not patient about the pace of the lessons, how much she learns, etc. All that seems normal for an adult. She complains a lot. So I asked her what her expectations were and they were…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• adult students, claiming territory, negative behavior

I need help with an adult student who has been my private student for several months. She started as part of a group but her piano partner quit lessons after a short time. I allowed her to continue at the group rate with the understanding…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• adult student, claiming territory, dictating lessons, Laurie Richards, student writing notes

Hi all, One of my students has mentioned that she, and her class mate, have talked together about how their classes have been going. She mentioned that not to take over class time she will send me an email and if I can respond. Before…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• accompaniment, adult students, claiming territory, curriculum overview, learning a new way of learning, learning tools and strategies, other music, reading, self generating, set up conversation, shared lesson, trusting the program

I love teaching seniors – half of my students are age 50 and above with the eldest being 82. Just as with children, adults vary tremendously in the rate and progress at which they proceed through the simply music curricula. I have successfully taught groups…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• adults, advertising

I have an issue with an adult student in her sixties who is objecting more and more to playing the Blues. We are up to Billy at the Footy and she tells me she is just not going to learn it because it sounds horrible.…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• adults, bad memory, claiming territory, don’t like blues, forgetting, learning tools and strategies, refusing to learn songs, students writing notes

I apologize if this has already been covered on the Forum before but I have a difficult situation with a new adult student I need to resolve. This new student is in a group of four and has 6 years previous experience as a child/teen.…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• adult lessons, breakthrough, claiming territory, competing with teacher, Gordon Harvey, learning a new way of learning, previous experience, redirecting

I have a student, age 62 but physically and mentally more like 82.  I met her at a church women’s retreat in January. She found out I teach piano and was very excited. She’s always wanted to play piano and had recently purchased a piano…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• adult, adult students, asking why, bad memory, claiming territory, letting students go, not following instructions

I have a very challenging student and would like some ideas. This student is an adult. I guess partly why she is hard for me is that I am very new teacher. I have only been licensed since like September.  She is definitely a challenge. She has…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• adults, arrangements, improv, moving quickly, previous experience, using the SHMs, variations

A couple weeks ago I wrote an email about the value of accompaniment. I am writing again concerning the same student. This adult student is a very quick learner. She has not had piano “lessons” before, but she did have violin lessons, and her sister…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• adult, adult students, claiming territory, playing by ear, referring to the music, Robin Keehn, tough conversations, trusting the method