traditional students

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

I have just taken on a student with 6 years traditional experience. She’s 13. Her mother says that getting her to practice and attend her traditional lessons was becoming a bone of contention within the family and she is rebelling. She basically hates piano and…

• Last updated 8 years ago
• Accompaniment‏, comp and improv, keeping them interested, previous experience, reluctant students, teenagers, traditional students

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…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• group lessons, shared lessons, students with previous experience, teens, traditional students, working with teens

I have an experienced student who is 9 years old and has been playing for about 4-5 years in a traditional method. Reading is fair, but he has been playing by ear for years and his overall ability and absorption rate, in this area, is…

• Last updated 5 years ago
• accompaniment, arrangements, fast moving, long term relationships, rate of learning, student, students with previous experience, traditional students

I need some strength… I just came out of a very intense FIS with 3 traditionally trained adults, a couple and another lady not related. They were focused on my “credentials” etc. and quite combative within explaining about the method. With some rudeness and defensiveness,…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• FIS, negative attitude, skeptical student, traditional students

This is my first email to Forum, and I would love to have some feedback on a frustrating situation.  I have been teaching Simply Music since this past June, but have been a traditional piano teacher for the past 20 years.  I transferred a fairly…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• mindset, traditional students, traditional teachers, unsupportive parent