bad memory

I think sometimes students do mindless repetition for practice without breaking it down in such a way that the brain retains the piece. I had a student today who struggles with remembering her pieces so we just slowly went through a series of questions and…

• Last updated 2 years ago
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I have an issue with an adult student in her sixties who is objecting more and more to playing the Blues. We are up to Billy at the Footy and she tells me she is just not going to learn it because it sounds horrible.…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• adults, bad memory, claiming territory, don’t like blues, forgetting, learning tools and strategies, refusing to learn songs, students writing notes

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 12 years ago
• adult, adult students, asking why, bad memory, claiming territory, letting students go, not following instructions