shared lessons

I am a new SM teacher willing to travel to a neighboring town to teach four students from three families. The decision was a simple one, since those families would not have signed up had they all had to drive out to my location. I…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• comp and improv, group lessons, shared lessons, split classes, young children

I have a mom and her 12 yr old son sharing a lesson.  I notice she progresses quite a bit slower than him. They are up to Fur Elise in Level 1.  It took her quite awhile to get Family Dreams relatively smooth and Bishop…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• accompaniment, arrangements, Family Dreams, group lessons, prior experience, shared lessons

I was reading in Simpedia  about Managing Time in lessons. I copied down a list (partially shown below) that suggested the order to teach SM projects. I noticed that I may be moving through Accompaniments too fast. I think I spend too much time on accompaniment and…

• Last updated 4 years ago
• Accompaniment‏, coaching, foundation pieces, Gordon Harvey, lesson planning, multiple project management, multiple projects, order, order of arrangements, order of teaching arrangements, Robin Keehn, shared lessons, song order, time management

I have a student who will be taking about a month off when his mom has a baby. I couldn’t find anything about this in Simpedia, which surprised me. It’s no problem for me that they’re taking the time off. This is a time when…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• group, group lessons, Laurie Richards, shared lessons, time off

I have a bit of scheduling dilemma and would welcome some input. I have some students who are anxious to start lessons, but because of vacations they’ll be away in August and I’ll be away in September. If they were to start now they would…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• break, group lessons, making students wait to start, regaining momentum, Robin Keehn, shared lessons, waiting list

I would appreciate advice regarding a 6 year old who has been taking lessons in a shared lesson for about 18 months. She is keeping up well in the lessons, so I was surprised to find out when talking casually to her mum that the…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• group lessons, Laurie Richards, long term relationships, shared lessons, taking a break

I am wondering if anyone has any data on attrition rates for SM: meaning – what percentage of students discontinue lessons and when that is most likely to occur? I am working on my schedule for this Spring and trying to think about how best…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• adults, attrition, communication, group lessons, shared lessons

I have several families with children 4, 5, and 6 who are interested in starting this summer. Please tell me, do you change the Foundation Session when small children are involved? It is an appropriate stretch for kids 7 and up to listen to the…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• children, foundation session, group lessons, shared lessons

I am feeling happy about a new way I ran my latest Foundation Session. It is a class of 5, 5-7 year olds. I was looking for a way to engage the kids more and also to keep myself moving through the material. I found…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• adults, children, foundation session, garden analogy, group lessons, shared lessons, stool analogy, tools

Students often move around from one Shared Lesson to another, or from a Private Lesson to a Shared. How do you keep your Attendance Sheet to reflect these attendances. Sometimes you start a new group and then people move around for some reason so do…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• forms, group lessons, managing forms, Neil Moore, shared lessons