foundation session
Teaching Dreams Come True
In my initial lesson with adult students, I often will introduce the Basics followed by Dreams Come True. It has become a common theme that people really don’t understand that diagram; I am considering starting with the right hand of Ode to Joy. Sadly I…
Gaining confidence in Free Introductory Sessions
I have an FIS tonight for a potential adult student. As a long-time traditional teacher, I have struggled with these a bit, realizing that in the past I was selling my own skill as a performer and teacher, and nearly always had students start with…
Lengthy FIS/Intro Session
I did an Intro Session last night and I notice they seem to be a little long (an hour to an hour and a half). This may be due to discussing specifics of my policy, practicing, etc. Maybe most or all of this should wait…
The Power of The Foundation Session
When Neil introduced the company-wide change on how to conduct the initial lesson with any individual or group, he asked for feedback along the way. I want to say that I love it! I introduce it beforehand, as the most important of all the Simply…
Audio Files and Foundation Session
I just wanted to share with you a realization I have had recently. I have listened many times to the Audio Files – The Relationship, Application, Separation and Foundation Session audio have made huge sense, and I felt like I was ready to go into…
More on The Relationship Conversation
I’m seeing the effects of not staying on top of some things. One thing I have decided to do this year is to weave more conversations about the learning tools into my lessons, rather than just demonstrating them. My students need a better understanding of…
Losing Students
How do you respond to a student/and coach who decides after 5 lessons that Simply Music isn’t for them because they don’t get enough teacher time and playing time in a group environment? At this point private lessons are not an option for me to…
Young Children and the Foundation Session
I have several families with children 4, 5, and 6 who are interested in starting this summer. Please tell me, do you change the Foundation Session when small children are involved? It is an appropriate stretch for kids 7 and up to listen to the…
Parent Only Lesson
Hey, a few months ago I started contemplating the idea of having the first lesson be only the parents. This week I started that practice and to be honest, I LOVED IT. I rewrote some of the stuff and how it was said. I added…
Help with Foundation Session
I just finished my first Foundation session today. I guess I made the mistake of not telling every one that this was going to be all talking for the most part. When I said at the beginning of the session that we would NOT be…