recording comp and improv

The recent flux of accreditations (in Perth alone) has brought to my attention the fact that my year of being “licensed” is drawing to a close and I’d best get a move on with recording students. This I’ve done, and wow have I learned a…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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Below is an email from a parent. Any advice on strategies I could suggest? This student has been with me for about 6 months. He is in first grade and is moving through Foundation pieces at a just-under-average pace. I have noticed memory is an…

• Last updated 2 years ago
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My son is in lessons with another Simply Music teacher.  He continually improvises at home, but steadfastly refuses to like very many of his songs enough to put them on his playlist. Then they disappear, and only his family has heard them. I wonder if…

• Last updated 10 years ago
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