Hello! I have not posted in a while, but I hope my fellow fossils are doing well. I have now been learning for a year now and I feel that it is not going so...
adriennetommy
adriennetommy@...
Mar 1, 2007 12:26 pm
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Hi Adrienne, This will probably be immediately "corrected" by the "real" pianists out there, but, for what it's worth, here's my opinion and story. I do have a...
To whom It May Concern:' I have been teaching children in the Southern New Jersey area for 4 years now and I have been blessed with a few wonderful children...
PianoetForte@...
Mar 4, 2007 3:07 pm
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... Hi Patricia. It sounds like you are looking for a particular kind of adult student, since you write that you have had an interview with some and that did...
I only teach adults. Although, many ads were placed in stores, beauty parlours, restaurants, even a school with more than 1000 children (because first I was ...
Patricia, ... years now and I have been blessed with a few wonderful children who are very motivated. The others I find tend to be on the lazy side, and after...
My two cents... I love my adult and older kid students...i can teach on a "need to know basis" and I can throw large amounts of information out, see what ...
carpiano2
carpiano2@...
Mar 7, 2007 3:15 pm
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I too was rather surprised in reading this, it never occurred to me that a teacher might "vet" her students to see if they conformed to..? what ? some kind of...
I too was rather surprised in reading this, it never occurred to me that a teacher might "vet" her students to see if they conformed to..?adriennetommy...
Dear folks, I am heartened by these and other replies for I think they are right on the mark. Keep enjoying your students. Matt www.MusicalFossils.com ... ...
Matthew Harre
mharre61@...
Mar 8, 2007 2:23 am
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Helen, I liked what you said about teaching. I guess that teachers are only human too and that they all have areas where the teaching relationship is...
Patricia--- I've been following this thread for some time. Your respondents have raised some good points, and you have legitimate concerns. Here's my take on...
I have dreams of getting a piano again (I was a reasonably serious piano student as a kid but haven't had a piano in my home for over 20 years). Unfortunately,...
When I first moved into my condo and set up the spare bedroom as the music room, I had big problems with one neighbor right away. I called a contractor and had...
I do believe that Patricia has left the building. Her email address is no longer listed in the membership of this group. Pat ... met ... one "method". ... i.e....
There are combination pianos - electric and acoustic - and if I recall they weren't much more expensive than a decent electric or acoustic piano. That is what...
By the way, the combo electric/acoustic piano I saw was a baby grand and had internal computer capabilities associated with the electric aspect. Pat ...
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Jeff Kaiser
dwonekamamarinem@...
Mar 13, 2007 11:30 am
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Oh dear, robert's post has depressed me. He sounds so accomplished!! After a year of piano lessons I am just handling the black keys and have mastered Ode to...
Adrienne-- What Have I *done* <g>? My post seems to have had the opposite (as in: 180 degrees) effect I'd intended. Apologies! And in the interests of trying...
Hope ya'll don't mind if I jump in here... I just wanted to say something about the journey. Can I share that I'm loving mine..?! It hasn't been quite two...
I have just started Grade 2 of the Royal Conservatory syllabus and I can't believe how hard I find some of the pieces and the studies. The hardest thing is...
I am really struggling with motivation. I don't like to practice, but once I get at the piano I am okay for about 10-15 minutes. How do you all motivate...
Hello Valery, There was a similar thread not so long ago. Here's how I treat the problem: As an adult student, motivation has to come from within. Outside...
klavierneuling
isleif@...
Mar 15, 2007 11:48 am
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That's a good question Valerie. I make it part of my routine. I practice before I go to bed. It helps relax me and I have a clear mind. Valerie...
Sometimes you don't motivate - you just "do". We tend to romanticize music as a special thing with inspiration and such, and that can hamper us when we no...
I think I will this marvellous post of "winterfiddle" on paper, to paste it on the wall, over my piano. Thank You very much...You opened me a new way of...
I agree--Winterfiddle, your post, particularly the first paragraph, is worth quoting. I've tried to say the same thing to others in the past, but never managed...
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