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This week I took the plunge and tried a different sort of class. I love teaching groups and nearly all my after school students are in group classes. During the day though, I have lots of adults that come one by one. Some are in…

• Last updated 3 months ago
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I have a student in her 70’s who is working on Walk at Eleven. We have been over all the clues many times (C to A to D to G, focusing on the notes a half step above or a half step below, etc.); despite…

• Last updated 1 year ago
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I would greatly appreciate your feedback in a new situation that has never happened to me before. One of my adult students, who just moved into Book 4, is a retired doctor and used to getting his own way. While he initially was willing to…

• Last updated 2 years ago
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I’ve appreciated the recent comments and ideas regarding a SM piano party. I’m wondering if any of you have some ideas specifically for older beginning students. I mentioned my plans for a piano “sharing afternoon” to my oldest student last night, and her smile morphed…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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Thoughts on creating some kind of buddy system opportunities for adult private students who could use some extra support beyond their own playing the coaching the role for themselves? I do have more than one, so I could approach my own to pose this to…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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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 10 years ago
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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 10 years ago
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