Gordon Harvey
Chat – Getting The Most From Students
09/08/2002 Gordon H (AUS) So, let’s get going. Who attended Kevin’s last chat or saw the transcript? Basically, he was talking about getting students to practice, and why he insists on students practicing even if they are enjoying themselves without much practice. Helen H (AUS)…
Using the Pedal
This is my eighth week of teaching Simply Music and I have been asking students to start holding down the pedal with Night Storm, as this is what I understood Neil to indicate. I have read through everything in the Forums on the pedal as…
Retiring Pieces from Repertoire
I am moving for the first time into Time for More Music. So I’m at a point where I will soon be able to tell students that it’s okay to retire certain pieces from their repertoire. Although I’ve seen recommendations about when one might choose to…
Order of Projects, Lesson Planning and Multiple Projects
I was reading in Simpedia about Managing Time in lessons. I copied down a list (partially shown below) that suggested the order to teach SM projects. I noticed that I may be moving through Accompaniments too fast. I think I spend too much time on accompaniment and…
Remembering Arrangements
One of my frustrations is that most students seem to forget the arrangements, sometimes after working hard to learn them. Naturally it’s from lack of practice, but the arrangements are easier to forget since they’re not written down. Adults especially have trouble even remembering them…
Learning Arrangements
Any ideas for me on how to learn arrangements quicker, better, easier? Auditory learning solely is not my forte. Do not give up on learning from the audio recordings. No you are not the only one that has found the audio tapes a slower means…
About Reading, and Using the Playlist with More Advanced Students
I’m wondering if students should continue to keep up their Playlists after they have completed Time for More Music and have begun reading. I understand the value in keeping most of their Playlist alive so that they have songs in their repertoire that they can…
Student Requests to Play Other Songs
I have a student who has just started F2, had done 4 arrangements. She is learning a few other instruments as well. She is a fast learner, able to play the new songs hands together immediately after I show her. She has asked me to…
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.…
Training the Trainer
We, as teachers, as method coaches, open the gate and point the way down the path. We tell students that they have to walk that path without us, and we tell parents/coaches that they are the ones who will help children learn to walk that…