Time Management
Students Signing Agreements
Like at least some other teachers out there, I have a form in addition to the enrollment form that I ask people to sign when they enroll, expressing commitment/agreement to certain things. Also like at least some other teachers, I’ve had spots on those forms…
Managing the Playlist in Groups
How does one hear all the songs at the end of each level in a group environment? Does one actually take the time to hear every piece in Level One from every student during one lesson, before giving them a certificate? Or do you spread…
Unfolding the Lesson
I’ve been digging around in Simpedia but not finding quite what I was looking for. In a chat (or phone?) transcript I found my exact question but it was never answered: Can you offer some innovative ways to unfold the lesson, besides in the hands,…
Working with Large Groups
I’ll be teaching some larger groups (probably up to 5 in a Piano Camp) and my space can’t handle much more than that. I’m working now to figure out my fall schedule and putting students into larger shared lessons of 5. Any ideas of how…
Chat – Managing Shared Lessons
10/26/2004 Anneka What is your student base like? sreingold I have 66 now Anneka Wow! That is excellent sreingold a few shared lessons, a few private; how many do you have? Anneka I have been maintaining around 100 students sreingold that’s my goal Anneka All shared lessons: 8 adults, 5 kids.…
Need Large Class Tips
I remember Neil brilliantly teaching a large group at a recent seminar but I didn’t take good enough notes. I have just combined kids from 3 different lessons into one group of 6 and two of the moms are balking—want more playing time and individual…
Teaching Arrangements to Groups
How do you go about teaching arrangements to a group of 5? They don’t have SHMs, so do you mostly have them learn through watching. But how do you process it into their fingers at the lesson? Do you have them each take a turn…
Time Management and Fitting It All In
I’ve been teaching Simply Music for almost a year, and I now have students entering level 4. My studio space is small so my class size ranges from one to three students. Throughout the past year I have been having increasing difficultly with time management…
Big Families
I’m just opening my studio–this week!–and have a challenge that’s probably almost unique to Utah. We have lots of big families here, so it’s pretty common for a family to have 3 piano-aged children plus younger siblings. I have two moms already signed up, ready…
Order of Projects, Lesson Planning and Multiple Projects
I was reading in Simpedia about Managing Time in lessons. I copied down a list (partially shown below) that suggested the order to teach SM projects. I noticed that I may be moving through Accompaniments too fast. I think I spend too much time on accompaniment and…