Claiming Territory

“Another thing I remember Jy saying was that if they don’t do it in your studio, they won’t do it at home. So I incorporated greater use of the keypad before going to the piano with both private and group lesson students. I gently but…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• claiming territory, external speaker, group lessons, home use of practice pads, practice pads, private lessons

Having been fairly clear about the need to have students and parents refrain from writing extra notes for themselves or their children, and still seeing some of them doing it, I decided to include a reinforcement in my monthly newsletter. The text follows: ” I’ve…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• notes, notes books, parents, Playlist

Kerry V (Aus)  When I started with SM I found that I had to go through a lot of sorting out such as, how to teach clearly, how to have conversations, how to study, etc.  Sometimes Neil would have some advice as to how to…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• chat, communication, following the program, requirements, sticking to the program, writing extra notes

I have a student who is not happy in her shared lesson. She’s in a shared lesson with one other student around the same age and has been for about 2 months. It seemed she was happy in the situation for the first month or…

• Last updated 5 years ago
• dislikes shared lessons, Laurie Richards, Robin Keehn

Kevin M (USA)  Who wants to ask the first question? Nancy L (USA)  how do you get a 17 year old boy who just learned how to drive to practice? Ha! Rhea P (Aus)  Well, I do struggle a bit with getting some kids to…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• managing practice

I need some advice concerning one of my young students. She is one of my favorite students. She has been with me for a year, and has done wonderful for the most part. She catches on real easily and carries out the pieces slowly and…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• group lessons, practice, private lesson, relationship conversation, young children

I have a mom having problems working with her 6 year old (almost 7) in practicing the songs correctly. She has been taking for 11 weeks now, and missed a few weeks at about 3 and 4, and still hasn’t caught up to the other…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• 32 day challenge, accompaniment, claiming territory, Honey Dew, I-IV-V chords, Jackson Blues, parent struggles, practice time, six year old, songs for children

I have been reading through the various chats and posts in Simpedia and am (finally) realizing I have been doing both my students and myself a great disservice by not taking a firm stance on practice.  I am now wondering if anyone has a systematic…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• managing, poor practice, practice, requirements, studio policies

09/08/2002 Gordon H (AUS)  So, let’s get going. Who attended Kevin’s last chat or saw the transcript?  Basically, he was talking about getting students to practice, and why he insists on students practicing even if they are enjoying themselves without much practice. Helen H (AUS)…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• chat, Gordon Harvey, practice, responsibility

How do you deal with lateness & tardiness ? I have a student who will show up 5, 10, sometimes even 15 minutes late. This last Friday he did a “no show”. So, I decided to write out a separate “policy” for this… due to…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• claiming territory, requirements, studio policies, tardiness