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Charging Fees per Level
I will be teaching group lessons through the local Parks and Recreation Department. Since I have to have “sections” I have arranged them by levels running 10 weeks. The students also pay a lump sum for the 10 week session. To figure out the price…
Travelling to Lead an FIS
I’m giving my first FIS this evening to a group of homeschoolers that live 75 miles north of me (Grand Forks, ND). They want me to come up once a week to give lessons. They’re willing to pay my regular monthly fee, plus split the…
Ideal Group Size & Age
A teacher asks about the ideal size and age for groups. Here is Neil Moore’s response. The Ideal Size and Age of Groups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0uZulD7Ekk&list=PL3o0aF_9qHn4F2sy8QRuPb_jf_r4D9823&index=22 Original video posted March 27, 2017
Ice-Breakers for New Groups
Any great ice-breaker ideas for piano lessons?!?!? I’ve been recommitting to group lessons this year and so I have several returning students who are coming together in new groups. While they all know me, they’ll be new to each other and I’d love to find…
Grouping Shy Students
I have a very quiet, shy 15 year old (boy) and an extremely shy and quiet 11 year old girl who have private lessons back to back and am thinking of letting them have share lessons instead because they are at roughly the same song…
Nervous at Lesson, Perfect at Home
I’m sensing my own impatience lately with some of my adult students! I also feel like I’ve been getting lots of “I’m nervous” and “it was perfect at home” from them. Maybe it’s just me… I’m not quite sure what’s going on. I’m just feeling…
Mismatched students in group
I have two girls who have been with me for a little more than 3 years. They are finishing up level 6. One of the girls is doing relatively well, but the second one is not. She is not keeping up with the assignments, doesn’t…
Frustration with Group Lessons
I’d like to briefly introduce a slightly different perspective on the issue of parent frustration with shared lessons. I can think of another concern those parents may have. As well as the somewhat misguided concerns about students showing that they understand their new material, or…