requirements

I have a seven-year-old student who is very keen to learn, and very smart. He often says “I’m really good at this song” as he starts to play from his playlist for me. His version of Jackson Blues has a terrible rhythm. He plays the…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• blues rhythm, Jackson Blues, leaving early, not watching video, playing too fast, playing with audio tracks, requirements, Robin Keehn, uneven rhythm, using audio tracks, using SHMs

I’m needing a bit of encouragement here. I have an adult student who has learned a lot of songs and practices a lot but has claimed territory on a number of occasions. I have had “the talk” with her a few times (that if she…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• adult students, adults, claiming territory, communication, requirement-based, requirements

Does anyone have any good ideas to motivate students to listen to the audio tracks? I have all I can do to follow through on videos and assignments but would love to think of something kind of fun to encourage/require them to listen more consistently.…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• accompaniment, audio materials, Laurie Richards, practicing, requirements, SHM, Student Home Materials

Before I create my own, does anyone have a checklist of all the studio requirements that they inform the parents, either before they start lessons or at a FIS? Here is what I say during my FIS. At the end, I let them know that…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• communication, Laurie Richards, requirements, Robin Keehn, studio policies

I have two sibling students who are 5 and 7 respectively. They are midway through Foundation 1 and love playing and have no problem practicing. However, they rarely check off their playlist even with encouragement and rewards/consequences from their parent. At lessons it is this…

• Last updated 8 years ago
• keeping playlist alive, managing the playlist, Playlist management program, requirements

I’ve been teaching for about 8 months, and I’ve lost 3 students so far, all of whom I agreed it was the best decision that they not continue lessons with me. I have 7 other very happy students… and now one who wants to quit.…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• quitting, requirements, retention, Robin Keehn

I have had the great pleasure of taking 3 students through Level 1 and 8 others through the first 4 songs in Level 1. I love the curriculum, and I am so glad I switched from the traditional method, but I’m really beginning to get…

• Last updated 8 years ago
• Accompaniment‏, level 1, losing students, note reading, requirement based studio, requirements, traditional students, trust the method

Kerry V (Aus)  When I started with SM I found that I had to go through a lot of sorting out such as, how to teach clearly, how to have conversations, how to study, etc.  Sometimes Neil would have some advice as to how to…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• chat, communication, following the program, requirements, sticking to the program, writing extra notes

I’m dying to move from Private Lessons and smaller, Shared Lessons, to the far more fun and efficient lesson-size of 6 to 10 students. Thus far, I have never been able to get enough people of the right type (kids/adults) to commit to being in…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• advertising, expanding shared lesson size, group lessons, Neil Moore, requirements, shared lessons

I have been reading through the various chats and posts in Simpedia and am (finally) realizing I have been doing both my students and myself a great disservice by not taking a firm stance on practice.  I am now wondering if anyone has a systematic…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• managing, poor practice, practice, requirements, studio policies