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For this final exercise, devote yourself to only one of your senses. Turn away from your student and only listen. Don’t watch them – evaluate and discuss their playing based solely on the sounds you see. Refrain from discussing technical issues, focus the dialogue solely on the sounds that are desired. OR Don’t listen. Have your student play . . . → Read More: DIY In-service Part 11, Don’t Watch (or Listen) Let’s face it, we rarely have time to practice enough, and most of the music we give our students is well below our own performance level. But, even if you can play circles around Beethoven Op. 110, spend some time and really practice the F major sonatina you plan to teach that day. Make it sound . . . → Read More: DIY In-service Part 6, Practice the Easy Stuff When I ask myself how can I become a better teacher, the answers I come up with usually involve mentoring, continuing education, and introspection. But as useful as those things are, I’ve never found them satisfactory. For some reason, things always seem to change when I get back to my studio, and I fall back into . . . → Read More: Do-it-Yourself Inservice (a 10 step program!) |
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