Claiming Territory

Can I open a discussion about duets in general and how playing in public in a duet in approached? This is a response I sent to a parent who was not happy a student played a duet and not a solo at a Christmas Sing-a-long.…

• Last updated 5 years ago
• claiming territory, coaches, duets, Gordon Harvey, letting students go, playing duet at recital, unhappy parent

I know this is an old thread, but I too have struggled with the student with prior experience. While I agree with introducing C& I, Arrangements, and Accomp, and boning up with the Reading rhythm and notes, my question is this: Do you still have…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• accompaniment, arrangements, claiming territory, comp and improv, prior experience, reading, students that already read music, traditional students

I’m seeing the effects of not staying on top of some things. One thing I have decided to do this year is to weave more conversations about the learning tools into my lessons, rather than just demonstrating them. My students need a better understanding of…

• Last updated 8 years ago
• analogies, claiming territory, difficult conversations, foundation session, Laurie Richards, long term relationships, relationship conversation

I know this subject has floated around, but any help you can offer is greatly appreciated! I have 2 siblings that have been with me for approximately 18 months. Practice is down and struggles have started at home! In fact I think it first started…

• Last updated 8 years ago
• claiming territory, coaching parents, core conversations, eye of the needle, Long Term Relationship, practice, sticking with piano long term, valley

I had an interesting conversation with a student today and I wonder if anyone has any thoughts. It started because I had a comment on an evaluation form that Simply Music lessons are overpriced. I realized that the student hadn’t attended an FIS and thus…

• Last updated 8 years ago
• adult students, being straightforward, claiming territory, Laurie Richards, requirement based studio, teaching experience

Has anyone ever explained the automatic claiming of territory to the students, and the need to consciously surrender? I would think that it would be helpful particularly with teenagers and adults. Claiming Territory, as I call it, is an ontological function. It operates at the…

• Last updated 8 years ago
• claiming territory, explaining claiming territory, learning by being, learning by doing, Neil Moore, ontological

After doing several of the trainings from the coaching conversations page about controlling the territory, I’m finally realizing that it’s time to take control back. I have 3 students or more that have taken control and I’m realizing now that it’s because I have let…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• claiming territory, disobedience, disobedient students, reclaiming territory, regaining lost territory ideas

I have been asked to teach a student at their own unit which is very close by and would not be any difficulty for me to walk there. As yet I have not had the FIS so will discuss it more then. Have other teachers…

• Last updated 8 years ago
• claiming territory, locations, student’s home, teaching, teaching in student's home

I have taken a few students through the Reading process, and I believe it has been very successful. I am currently working through Time For More Music and Jazz 1 with some of those students. Other students, having achieved “reading”, and having a huge repertoire,…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• claiming territory, generative, jazz, leaving after learning to read, method, Neil Moore, reading, relationship conversation, Robin Keehn, Time for More Music

I have had experience with non-student siblings being present at lessons. I have had one family all sit in and draw in coloring books with mum supervising whilst the eldest had lessons. The siblings were 5 and a baby/toddler. We were very focused, and as…

• Last updated 8 years ago
• family involvement, family learning, siblings, siblings at lessons, younger siblings