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Hi all, Recently I forwarded you a copy of a weekly update that I received from one of our teachers, Diana A.. Her most recent update is also valuable, and as such, I have included an edited transcript. I have left out the students’ names.…

• Last updated 8 years ago
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I have a couple students that I know tend to play through their simpler songs asfastastheycan.  I assume that this isn’t the best to help them develop playing with feeling, etc., and the one girl has trouble playing the song itself when she slows down.…

• Last updated 12 years ago
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I have a student who has played in the past, and has a habit of twisting her hands laterally (outwards) when playing chords. She wants to use her own fingering, and complains about having to use the fingering as instructed, and even included on her…

• Last updated 8 years ago
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I’m just diving in the Reading Rhythm Program, and I think it is no surprise that I have come to a bit of a problem understanding how to teach writing rhythms. It is no surprise since I’ve never written rhythms myself!  I hope that it…

• Last updated 9 years ago
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In response to “…Some of my students have 4 to 6 songs they are working on as well as variations and arrangements.  My “notes” seem to be too busy and overwhelming to some of these students, because they still need to work on all of…

• Last updated 9 years ago
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Does anyone know of a simplified version of Moonlight Sonata? I have a couple of students who have started to learn it, but there are a lot of stretches of an octave or more and they have small hands. Firstly, I usually suggest not learning…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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The following is a series of responses to a question that, in one way or another, comes up for us all. I have included some different perspectives, all from different teachers, so that you can get a sense of how challenging it can be to…

• Last updated 9 years ago
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“…I anticipate being asked by more than one parent about stopping lessons in the summer. Would that be the best way to handle it…?” About a year ago I responded to a similar question, and so for the benefit of newer teachers and trainees, I…

• Last updated 12 years ago
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  I want to make sure that there is a clear understanding of the nature of Introductory Sessions, and what’s involved in running them successfully. I’ve done hundreds of them, with as few as three people and as many as 300 at a time. At…

• Last updated 12 years ago
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