Klarinet Archive - Posting 000149.txt from 1998/09

From: CmdrHerel@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Teaching Lessons
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1998 11:56:37 -0400

In a message dated 9/5/98 11:33:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
reeser94@-----.com writes:

<< Tuesday I am scheduled to begin teaching clarinet lessons. This is my
first time to teach privately. Any suggestions on what I should do for
their first lesson? Thanks for your thoughts! >>

Listen. :)

Start feeling out what they've learned and what's been left out. Each student
will be different and the first lesson is will reveal a lot. You'll know
right away what major things need to be worked on.

Keep in mind what your daily practice routine is and what things you work on
in your own playing. Let what you need to do as a clarinet player guide you
in what you need to teach your students to be clarinet players.

I think the most important thing I learned as a teacher is to limit the amount
of information I give at each lesson. When I first started, I tried to solve
ALL the problems right away! That didn't work - The brain can only absorb so
much. So I learned to prioritize. I pick maybe the worst two things the
student is doing and start to address those. After the student gets a handle
on how to fix them, then I add new things. You'll be able to tell how much
information you can load each student with over time, and each student will be
different.

Teri Herel

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