Robin Keehn

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SHMs – help or hindrance?

I am a very new SM teacher and have not started to advertise in earnest yet. However, I started teaching one adult student who was going incredibly well, but she promptly dropped out after the first month of lessons were over (I charge on a…

Parents unwilling to attend lessons – Neil Moore

Has anyone had success teaching SM without parents in attendance? I had my second FIS today with current families, and they were all excited about it until I told them that a parent had to attend lessons. That was kind of a show stopper for…

Lack of expressive instructions in classical pieces

I’m wondering why there are no expression, dynamic, or tempo indications in the written music, particularly on classical pieces. It seems to me that especially by the Development levels, wouldn’t that be important for students and to be faithful to what the composer intended? I…

Lack of support from non-attending parent

Has anyone else dealt with the issue of the second parent, the spouse of the life coach, not being behind lessons fully? They question the method and cost and cause issues at home? If so, how have you addressed this? I’m contemplating making it mandatory…

When to introduce Reading Rhythm

What’s the latest you would introduce Reading Rhythm? It’s hard to say, but typically I introduce it in Level 4. That being said, there have been times that I wait as long as possible–even into Level 7. I’ve done that when I have strong readers…

Choosing Learn-at-Home over teacher

I had a nice conversation with a mother on the phone last week and thought for sure she’d sign up. She was sold on Simply Music (we never met in person and there was no FIS). Here is the email she sent when I followed…

Supporting busy students

How would you support your students if they have been good students (Level 11) but then their home practice time got bumped by their school work and their commitment to school activities, and they are still committed to piano lessons? This is a group formed…

Enrollment with over-committed families

Do any of you have an enrollment protocol to keep people who are over-committers from enrolling, or do you just let the turnover happen? At the FIS, I make it very clear that I require a parent to attend class — to see the value…

Parent correcting student during lesson

I have a “territory” parent situation I haven’t encountered before and would like to ask for some specific guidance on how to deal with this. The student is 8 and in a private lesson. She is lovely, eager to learn, and compliant from my perspective.…

Handling Monday holiday lessons

I’m considering starting new classes on Monday evenings. I charge students a monthly flat fee and I’m wondering about the “holiday” Mondays. In my policies, I don’t guarantee makeup lessons. If you have a similar payment structure, have you found it an issue with families…