I'd like to thank all of you for your responses. They called forth something I don't think teachers will be prepared for. With your permission, I will hand...
Matthew Harre
mharre61@...
Nov 10, 2007 11:22 pm
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Well good morning all, What a journey just to find this group and I'm so happy I have. My name is Debbie, I live in the Midwest and I'm 50 years old. I had a...
Debbie - it's good that you're apparently going to finally get serious about playing the piano "the right way" and that you really want to learn and to stop...
Hi Debbie, I'm no teacher but I've been an adult music student for a while and sometimes had a chance to hear what teachers think. I think a good teacher...
... Interesting thought. I am in my fifties and have returned to serious learning after a 40 year layoff. I have been using the Alfreds basic piano course on...
Hi Debbie, Well, what worked for me getting started with piano (at age 46) was signing up for a piano class at the local community college. THere are all ages...
Steve, I think teachers are important because they can make things easier to understand sometimes. Like hand movements, body movement, clipping rythim counts,...
Hi John, Thank you for you reply. I'm not exactly sure what to say. I'm feeling a little bit put on the defensive. So far, I have been re-orienting myself and...
Thank you so much, I called the biggest keyboard studio in town and asked for references for a teach who enjoyed & worked with adult students. I visited with...
Thank you Rebecca, I actually hadn't thought about the college, but what a nice idea. Congratulations on your work with the harp. I guess you do really need...
Debbie, you are on the right track and doing the right thing. And no, a good teacher does not make you dependant so that you can blame your failures on your...
Winterfiddle, Thank you! Your note is exciting to me, in particular this: "but you will have strategies that you would never have thought of... You may learn...
Fantastic! I think you'll do well. The fact that your teacher has given you a theory book alone says a lot. You will start seeing notes and music from a...
Dear Folks, You are asking important questions and raising important points. Alas, I am deeply involved with the workshop I wrote of earlier and feel I cannot...
Matthew Harre
mharre61@...
Nov 15, 2007 4:02 am
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... It's obvious that there's no consensus - not that I expected one. Although I was hoping for a reasonable shade of gray to work with<g>. ... That appears to...
... teacher out. ... Steve, know what your goals are. Interview some teachers, have trial lessons and see what that gives you. Find out what those teachers' ...
This is an interesting discussion. I was rather surprised that John suggested learning by yourself, when to me that was obviously what Debbie had been doing...
I appreciate all the feedback and agree that's it's an interesting discussion. I'm not at all unhappy with my progress, although I've only been back at it for...
Just want to take the opportunity to thank each and every one of you for sharing your thoughts and ideas with me. The thought provoking questions, the sharing...
Debbie - Well actually to learn to play the piano (to any level of expertise) you really must do A, B, C, etc. if these represent the various degrees in...
John, I read back to see where both you and Debbie are coming from. You are right that working methodically, in order, regularly are important, and that...
Debbie, I am glad you are going to take lessons. Knowledgeable teachers really help. I wish you great success. Valerie Debbie <inoz@...> wrote: John, ...
That's one of the joys of being an adult music student - making our own decisions. The interesting thing about motivation to do certain aspects of music ...
It's basic and fundamental and should go without saying that all of us are grown up and have personal choices and get to make our own decisions as adult music...
John, everything you say is true. The one thing that is absolutely true is the chemistry of good teacher meeting good student. By the time the good student...
Um, some of what I wrote didn't come across very well. What I meant to say is: supposing you have a student who wants to learn to play the piano and get the...
John, I hear you and am trying to understand where you are coming from, but I find that I just think a little differently. Many a person has started out in an...
I wouldn't recomend going it alone. A teacher can make learing the piano easier and more enjoyable if you're up front about your goals. If you state that you...
Greetings everyone, I'm sorry to have missed so much of the rich discussion recently about teachers. I was preparing and presenting a workshop in Virginia. In...
Matthew Harre
mharre61@...
Nov 22, 2007 12:58 am
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I've found that taking lessons shores up all those gaps in my musical knowledge that I didn't even know I had. I played in the school band for six years as a...
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