Workshops
Parents attending workshops
Quick question concerning workshops: do parents attend just like with regular lessons? I would require it. Otherwise we invite the questions – why require parent attendance for ongoing lessons when it wasn’t required for workshops? And ultimately it’s the parent deciding whether to continue lessons…
Number of students in workshop
For workshops, is there a recommended limit to how many students per piano, compared with how many you can have in a typical (non workshop) shared lesson? Somewhere I heard a suggestion of only 2 people per piano in a workshop, but for shared lessons…
Accompaniment workshops
I am wondering if any of you have thought about doing an Accompaniment Workshop for current or potential students as a 4 – 6 week affair like we do ‘ordinary’ Workshops? I love Accompaniment, have done lots of it and would love to perhaps do…
SHMs for workshops
I have heard several teachers talk about doing 4-6 week workshops (or whatever time frame fits). I would love to do something like that for folks in my church. A small workshop is not too much to commit to, yet they can gain so much…
Workshop Questions
I have two five year old special needs boys. One, C ,was exposed to drugs in Utero and probably has developmental issues but has not been diagnosed yet. J, the other boy has Williams Syndrome. They are very different from one another. C is very…
Workshop Pacing
In regular lessons, we go at a pace appropriate for a given group/student and don’t preconceive how long it will take to get through any particular project(s). We also try to match students well so that a group will all go at close enough to…
Workshop – Overlapping Music & Intro Session
I’m just filling out paperwork now to hold a free Intro program to Simply Music at our community house. Here’s my question. If people sign up for a 4- or 6-week workshop and receive the four songs in the materials, won’t they feel like the Foundation 1 materials overlaps…
After-School Programs
I have been approached about teaching students in an afterschool program. Does anyone else teach in such a program? I am concerned that the parents would not be there during the lesson. I am looking for any suggestions. I did it in the fall and…
Scheduling, Fees and No Coach
I received a call about teaching Simply Music at a school that’s 45 minutes away, and had a few questions if this would even work. Two of the students moved here from Australia and loved learning piano through the Simply Music method. Their traditional piano teacher is no…
When Parents Want to Try Lessons
I had a request this week from a mom who would like to trial three weeks before fully committing. Have you ever had these requests? Any thoughts on how to handle? In my opinion, no one can make a real decision about taking lessons in…