enjoying the process
Personable and Fun Online Lessons
Hello, here is the video recording, as promised, of the ‘Personable and Fun Online Lessons’ session I ran today. Hope you get some value from it. In hindsight, if there’s one topic I would have included its PETS. So useful for SM teaching, lockdown having…
- Last updated 2 years ago
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Adult Student Refusing Comp & Improv
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
- adult, adult lessons, adult students, adults, claiming territory, coaching adults, comp & improv, comp and improv, comp/improv, enjoying the process, explaining claiming territory, life coach roles, music education role, Neil's Responses (YouTube Videos), refusing to compose, refusing to improvise, reluctant students, roles, student reluctant to improv, teaching adults, territory
What Problem Do We Solve for Clients?
Often when doing business training, the first thing we are asked to find out is ‘What is the Problem we are solving for your clients?’ This stumps me every time. Of course I know all the benefits. However, I was wondering if any of you…
- Last updated 4 years ago
- advertising, advertising ideas, building business, building your business, building your studio, business, connecting with students, creativity, developing creativity, enjoying the process, growing business, growing your studio, initial advertising, Laurie Richards, marketing, marketing to adults, marketing to homeschoolers, marketing to traditional teachers, messages, mistakes in advertising, promoting your studio, stress, studio, studio growth
Performance Anxiety
Can anyone point me towards resources to help a student with performance anxiety? She’s 13 and used to willingly play and sing for anyone who’d ask, but now she’s extremely resistant even as she’s a fabulous and sensitive musician. I’ve never felt like much of…
- Last updated 4 years ago
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Internal Motivation
Has anyone heard of school teachers saying children should use their own ‘internal motivation’ rather than pushing them to do something? We were discussing reward for completing tasks. Poor Mum is confused, I am telling her she needs to guide her children, manage their activities and…
- Last updated 4 years ago
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Slow progress
I suspect that one of my students (9 years old) may have some learning disability as she is learning slower than I have every witnessed through she is really enjoying the process very much. Her family are refugees from Africa so I suspect some form…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- enjoying the process, learning slowly, ptsd, Robin Keehn, slow learner, starting positions