claiming territory
Adults Claiming Territory
I apologize if this has already been covered on the Forum before but I have a difficult situation with a new adult student I need to resolve. This new student is in a group of four and has 6 years previous experience as a child/teen.…
Adult Student Not Following Instructions
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…
Adult Student Claiming Territory
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…
14 Year Old with Prior Experience
I would like to get some thoughts on a situation that just occurred…. a parent called me today to inquire about lessons. Her daughter has had about 5 years of traditional lessons, but quit about a year ago. Her sight-reading skills are very weak. Her…
Parents that Watch & Lean Ahead
I’ve got a territorial question this time round. One of young students aged 8 has a dad that likes to keep ahead by watching the SHM and learning the next song before our lesson. He just sent me a recording of him playing Minuet in…
Parents Opposed to Shared Lessons
Today I received an email from the parent of a student who has had approximately 54 lessons & is about to enter Level 4. I love the student & the family, but the parents have, from the beginning, been trying to claim territory. I’ve unwisely,…
Parents Who Don’t Participate
In both my shared lessons and private lessons (child student) the parents are present and usually sit and watch. However, this week one mother brought her lap top to use during the class and in another class the parents knew each other and carried on…
How Much Parental Support Is Really Needed?
The following is a series of responses to a question that, in one way or another, comes up for us all. I have included some different perspectives, all from different teachers, so that you can get a sense of how challenging it can be to…
Father Wants Reading NOW!
Hi Everyone, I am hoping for some words of your great wisdom – I have been teaching for about three years I think – and I am just now getting to the reading notes portion of the program – I am feeling unsure of myself…
Parent Attendance Required?
I’m new here. I just received the status of licensed teacher. I’ll be having my first introductory session this Saturday. I already have 12 people signed up and all I did was advertise at a few spots online. My question to you all is: I…
