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I want to share something I’ve been reflecting on as a teacher — not as a criticism of traditional classical training, but as an explanation of why I choose to teach the way I do. Traditional classical music education has given the world incredible discipline,…

• Last updated 3 months ago
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I’m really interested in everyone’s perspective. Multiple studies over decades report that roughly 50–70% of musicians (including pianists) experience playing-related musculoskeletal pain or injury during their training or careers. Given that traditional piano pedagogy relies heavily on standardised posture rules, prescribed hand positions, and visual…

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What is your approach with young people who come to you after teaching themselves with online videos? I’ve encountered several who will work for months to master one difficult piece like Bohemian Rhapsody or Moonlight Sonata, but they can’t play anything else. They can’t read…

• Last updated 1 year ago
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Hi all, I wanted to let you know that my TEDxTalk has been approved for public release, and is now Live on YouTube. Over the years, many people have said to me that I should do a TEDTalk about Simply Music. And whilst promoting oneself…

• Last updated 2 years ago
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Feeling a bit disheartened- I did a free information session yesterday and said to the lady there was more Information at Simply Music website and she emailed today thanking me and has enrolled in the free foundation course 😞 I guess I’m just a bit…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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I recently met a local guitar instructor who is considering becoming a SM teacher but also apply the SM ideas/tools as much as possible to guitar. To what extent have any of you been able to do this with guitar? Obviously many principles like CTE…

• Last updated 5 years ago
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I had an adult come for a FIS today. He was very eager to start piano and has never had piano lessons or played any kind of instrument before. He said that he felt it would be something fun to do and that he saw…

• Last updated 9 years ago
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I am a Licensed Suzuki Teacher, and would like to tell you more about what that involves. I would also like to clear up any misconceptions. The Suzuki organization offers teacher training courses for each level of each instrument for which they have developed a…

• Last updated 12 years ago
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If any teachers have first hand knowledge in handling Suzuki objections, please lend me some tips. Here’s the scenario, I will soon be presenting FIS to an entire school district faculty of music educators approx. 20-25 teachers and administrative staff. They rely on Suzuki for…

• Last updated 12 years ago
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Hello Everyone, I remember Suzuki being launched as a new method while my Mom was teaching piano. It created quite a fuss at that time. I read about it and have retained some knowledge, but have since done more research of the topic so my…

• Last updated 12 years ago
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