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Advanced students and the playlist

I think it’s time for me to allow my most advanced students (they’re near the end of Level 5) to prune their playlists. Does anyone have a list of songs you require your students to maintain, either because we will continue to build on them…

How much to review with transfer student?

How would you suggest handling a transfer student from another teacher who left off in Level 4, yet has had a year and a half break? Start at the beginning with Dreams? My gut feeling is telling me to do that. Review all the previous…

New idea: Remote Practice Management

I’ve got a question about a potentially new way to manage practicing. We think some of our prospects aren’t signing up for lessons because of the requirement that a parent be present in the lessons. Many parents today are quite busy and often say they…

Top 40 Playlist

I have a lot of students in the Development Levels (10-18).   My requirement is that they have their “Top 40” or an hour’s worth of music that they can just sit down and play.  I require them to keep a lot of the more…

Playlist Review

The question has come up, “How do I review the playlist each week in a timely manner?”   I’d like to suggest some things and open this up to more of you contributing your ideas of how to manage this important component of lessons. If…

Reading Notes – Intervals

I need a little clarification please in the intervals section of note reading. We put the intervals in the fingers; go through songs in their playlists saying the intervals. Then once we look at intervals on the page, and say them, perhaps writing the interval…

Blues and Improv Program

The B&I training materials describe many of the projects, or groups of projects, as being able to be taught concurrently with earlier projects. It’s also mentioned that many or most of these should be done in different keys but not necessarily all keys. All of…

Keeping Accompaniments Alive

With regard to questions about keeping the accompaniment process alive, my approach to students who have finished the accompaniment level one book is:- 1. They have to be working on an accompaniment piece at all times 2. They get to choose the song they learn…

Keeping Accompaniment Pieces Alive

Do any other teachers have any ideas on how to keep accompaniment pieces alive and fresh on a student’s playlist? They seem to be given the least attention at home, because there’s no “tune”! I give students several suggestions: singing along if able and willing,…

Playlist Questions

After reading Simpedia and experiencing answers from my students to my question, “Can I have a look at your Playlist”, I decided only a couple of nights ago to write up the songs of each level on individual small cards and group them into their…