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Teens and Piano

I have a handful of teen students most of whom have switched over to SM from traditional experience. I have to say that they cover the gamut of ability, interest and practice regiment. This is a very challenging age group because I have a couple…

Teaching Groups

Just wanted to give you a quick update of how my groups are going. Firstly, 2 of my 3 children’s groups are having a fabulous time. One was a beginners group this year and one is made up of ex-private students who are just starting…

Student Update – Neil Moore

Hi all, Recently I forwarded you a copy of a weekly update that I received from one of our teachers, Diana A.. Her most recent update is also valuable, and as such, I have included an edited transcript. I have left out the students’ names.…

Managing Students Who Don’t Follow Instructions

I have an adult student who has been SO keen and enthusiastic and constantly comes back saying that he has gone further into the video, and taught himself, pieces we have not covered yet. I have explained a few times that this is not acceptable.…

Students Processing and/or Resisting our Approach to Reading

I have an adult male student, 35, in the middle of Level 3 (Shared Lesson with one other adult), more than half way through Accompaniment 1, and with many Variations and Arrangements on his Playlist, who has a very hard time keeping his Playlist alive.…

Students Not Wanting to Learn Blues

I have a student named Karen that is 63 and is in a group with 2 other women. All of them have prior experience, and things are going well.  We are in the middle of level 2 and have had 12 lessons. Karen however, from…

Managing Students Who ‘Cheat’

I have been working with two women in a shared lesson for the past five months.  One is excelling, one is struggling.  One cannot read music, one can a bit.  One is listening to what I recommend, one continues to do it her own way.…

Managing a Student Who Moved Ahead

I had a 79-year-old lady who is a traditional teacher, sign up for lessons with me so that she could learn herself and then go home and teach her grandkids using this method.  Her 89-year-old friend also signed up, and I put them together in…

Uncooperative Child

I’d like to know if you have any standard policies and strategies regarding uncooperative young children. I am dealing with a 5 year old boy who is very un-cooperative. He is in a class with another 5 year old boy. If I give him an…

Parents Opposed to Shared Lessons

Today I received an email from the parent of a student who has had approximately 54 lessons & is about to enter Level 4. I love the student & the family, but the parents have, from the beginning, been trying to claim territory. I’ve unwisely,…