Studio Management
Group sizes
What’s the largest group size you’ve been comfortable teaching and what age group? I found 6 adults to be an easy group size to work with. Here’s my response to Corinne’s question: The Ideal Size and Age of Groups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0uZulD7Ekk&list=PL3o0aF_9qHn4F2sy8QRuPb_jf_r4D9823&index=22 I’ve had as many as 10. It…
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…
Student is repeatedly claiming territory
I’m needing a bit of encouragement here. I have an adult student who has learned a lot of songs and practices a lot but has claimed territory on a number of occasions. I have had “the talk” with her a few times (that if she…
How to plan workshops?
How do you teach the four workshop songs in only four sessions? Are they extra long sessions? If so, how do you structure it so it’s not too much for them to handle? Or, do you just teach as much as you can with no…
Number of students in workshop
For workshops, is there a recommended limit to how many students per piano, compared with how many you can have in a typical (non workshop) shared lesson? Somewhere I heard a suggestion of only 2 people per piano in a workshop, but for shared lessons…
Frustrated student with dyslexia
I have a dyslexic student who is 8 years old. She gets frustrated and cries at home for days and says the videos don’t help. Personally, I think the mother is a big contribution to this “giving up” because with me the girl does well…sometimes,…
Keeping students focused in group lesson
I am regularly frustrated after my group lesson with 3 boys ages 7-8 years old and one 9-year-old girl. The boys’ attention span just doesn’t seem to last through the lesson. They are so fidgety and eyes are always looking everywhere except where they should…
Parents taking extra notes
I discovered a parent taking extra notes in her own notebook. I have two of her kids. One is older and takes his own notes, so in her notebook she took notes on the arrangement for herself only. She promised it was only for her…
Students learning from music book
I have an 11-year-old that has been learning with me and I have just learned that she is teaching herself from the music book and NOT looking at the videos or listening to the audio files. I couldn’t quite work out what was going on;…
Infrequent lessons and teaching multiple songs
I need some counsel. Earlier this year, three ladies signed up for lessons after attending a workshop together. They are close friends and want to continue as a group, but here’s the catch. They say that due to their varying schedules and frequent absences to…