round robin

LONG STORY SHORT: I’m looking for advice about shared lessons and expectations about having multiple pianos for students to use during the lesson. About a month ago, I received a call from a retired Simply Music teacher. Her long-time friend had observed her joy at…

• Last updated 2 years ago
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I tried a little something this morning in my group lesson that worked well. We’re in F4 and to review the play list, we did a round robin STARTING WITH ME and only playing the first phrase. It seemed to give them some security to…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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I would love some ideas on keeping 6- and 7-year-olds engaged during a half hour lesson. I’m only teaching SM, but anything else to make the lesson times and learning the songs more fun for them would be appreciated. I don’t have a whole lot…

• Last updated 7 years ago
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I’m looking to teach group lessons. I’m only teaching private so far. I would like ideas on the flow of a group lesson, how to make it fun and keep it fun. Until recently I was only doing private lessons, and now have three shared…

• Last updated 7 years ago
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Are there any guidelines for teaching Fur Elise to a group? Neil Moore teaches it on the training videos right at the piano. I’m not sure how to transfer this for a group. This is for the very first portion from Foundation 1. I usually…

• Last updated 7 years ago
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I’ve been digging around in Simpedia but not finding quite what I was looking for.  In a chat (or phone?) transcript I found my exact question but it was never answered: Can you offer some innovative ways to unfold the lesson, besides in the hands,…

• Last updated 10 years ago
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