music as a lifelong companion
Practice Expectations
A LOT has been said about this topic both in the SM teacher body and the greater global teacher community. I’d be interested in a more pointed discussion about possible alternatives to how teachers current converse about practice expectations. While Simply Music has gone to…
- Last updated 3 years ago
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Students who don’t like piano
No matter how consistently we have the long-term relationship conversation, in my experience there are some students who really never like piano. They fight their moms start to finish, and their moms do very well to hang on for a few years. With diligent efforts,…
- Last updated 6 years ago
- Laurie Richards, Long Term Relationship, music as a lifelong companion, resistant students, students who don't care, unmotivated students
Switching from Traditional to SM
I’m a new teacher here and I’ve already started one class of young kids who are excited to learn, and I’m excited to teach them. This is great, I’m having fun and feel totally good about this for them. However, I’m having an issue with…
- Last updated 9 years ago
- accompaniment, music as a lifelong companion, musicality, traditional to Simply Music
When students don’t want to play piano anymore
I’d like to get some feedback regarding when students might be in a “valley” or even worse when they are on the verge of quitting. I lost another student today, sadly. His mom said he lost interest and didn’t want to play anymore. He had…
- Last updated 10 years ago
- free introductory session, Long Term Relationship, music as a lifelong companion, quitting lessons, relationship conversation, Robin Keehn, something is wrong, value
