duets

Can I open a discussion about duets in general and how playing in public in a duet in approached? This is a response I sent to a parent who was not happy a student played a duet and not a solo at a Christmas Sing-a-long.…

• Last updated 3 years ago
• claiming territory, coaches, duets, Gordon Harvey, letting students go, playing duet at recital, unhappy parent

I have a student that seems to have rhythmic issues. He is working really hard and has made huge progress but still seems to have a little trouble hearing and processing some of the rhythms. His mom is making him use a metronome at home…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• Audio recordings, beat, consistency, duets, Foundation Duets and Variations, internalizing beat, metronome, physical beat, rhythm, Robin Keehn

I teach mainly adults, and I teach them all in groups. I have two small groups of only 5 adults, but most of my groups have between 8 – 12 students in them. Having a background in teaching personal and professional development courses in groups,…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• adults in groups, benefits of shared lessons, concerts, duets, group lessons, improv, recitals, shared lessons

For the teachers who do mostly groups: Is group lessons mentioned in your advertising or not? How do you handle objections from parents who only want private? Do you take these students or not? Would you mind saying what you tell the parents are the…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• benefits, benefits of group lessons, duets, ensemble, Free Introductory Sessions, group lessons, observatory learning, practice, shared lessons

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,…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• duets, games, group lessons, improv, practice pads, round robin, shared lessons, strategies

How about a discussion of what we’ve learned doing groups?  I’m new to teaching groups, and stuff that many experienced with groups perhaps learned long ago is breaking news to me. For example: When students first play DCT and DCT 1 as a duet (or…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• Dreams Come True, duets, group lessons, shared lessons

Dreams Arrangement 1 This is the version of Dreams which is in the Accompaniment style, and consists of chords in the RH and single notes in the LH. Your students can either sing Dreams Come True with it, or do a duet and have another…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• arrangements, duets

In response to: “… How do I deal with students who continually move ahead on the videos, even though I have told them not to?…” Students deciding to move ahead on the videos is a problem, and in the long run it sabotages their progress.…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• arrangements, claiming territory, comp & improv, duets, ideas for bored students, improv ideas, moving ahead on videos, requirements, SM big picture

Recently at a friend’s place my daughter Niluka, came crying to me holding one hand in the other. A young girl, about six years old, had dropped the piano lid on Niluka’s fingers while she was playing the piano for a few others in the…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• benefits of improv, black notes, C&I, comp & improv, duets, FL6, Foundation 6, Home, improvisation, Level 6, pentatonic

I just thought I’d share something exciting that happened tonight! I lead the praise band at my church and just playing around I played Alma Mater blues while the band was getting organized and we were going through a sound check. After practice, the band…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• 12 Bar blues, Alma Mater Blues, band, blues, duets, Jackson Blues, jamming