keeping students focused

Hey everyone. If you are teaching online (virtual lessons), and wouldn’t mind sharing, what would you say has been your BIGGEST PROBLEM thus far? If you had to sum up what has been the most challenging part of virtual lessons as a piano teacher, what…

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I am regularly frustrated after my group lesson with 3 boys ages 7-8 years old and one 9-year-old girl. The boys’ attention span just doesn’t seem to last through the lesson. They are so fidgety and eyes are always looking everywhere except where they should…

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