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Author: joevacc
Date: 2000-03-26 03:43
I would like to ask the teachers out there what we as students could do to be extra prepared for our weekly lesson. What questions are you waiting to hear, are there any books that you think are a must, is there music that should not be overlooked? (I am not looking for a pep talk on practicing.) I would like to know what goes through your mind, even with your best students, relating to preparedness.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2000-03-26 03:51
I'm not a teacher but it is helpful to let the teacher know if you feel you are going forward too slowly or if you feel that the teacher is moving forward faster than you are ready to go. Of course you must be tactful in discussing this with the teacher.
If you are interested in music theory, ask the teacher to recommend some good books. A lot of times this is overlooked due to the amount of material that must be addressed in a lesson plus many students are not interested in theory so the teacher doesn't really discuss it all that much.
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Author: joevacc
Date: 2000-03-26 04:24
Personally I was off to a slow start with my teacher but in recent months we have been making great progress. I think that my teacher and I are very well suited with each other. I have learned more from him in the last eight months than I have learned from all my music teachers combined. That is why I would like to be as prepared as possible.
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Author: Christine
Date: 2000-03-26 05:37
I know that when I go to lessons with my teacher or when I teach my students that it works out best when I have something specific that I want help on or when my students have things that they want help with. It's not always productive to go to a lesson not knowing what you want out of it and hoping the teacher has thought of things to work on.
I usually think of questions relating to pieces that I'm playing during the week so I write them down to ask my teacher at my lesson.
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Author: Doc
Date: 2000-03-27 03:28
my teacher and I... we have an interesting relationship... kinda that love hate thing going on... He never took kindly to me... Although he does to his female students... He IS captain classical and I respect that in the most highly way... he's a kickin' clarinetist (as that is his main instrument) and again I respect that. I guess the thing it boils down to is how he learns things and how I learn things. A teacher has to respect how a student learns cause no one is exactly on the same level. I try his way, of theory but I just go back to my theory books and learn it a different way. Come back to my next lesson do what he tells me but think of it a different way... Then after I tell him how I did it, and he goes off and tells me how it's not the right way to think of it... so we go back until I can think of it his way. Oh well... maybe I'm wrong on this. But I mean a book wouldn't try to lead me in the wrong way since I know this is a very reputable book and my teacher also is... I think variety in a teacher is agood thing. Of course it's a free lesson what can I expect.... But my paying lesson is very very inightful, he is not a professionally trained musician as my clarinet/sax teacher is... he is also a SAX player that plays professionaly with a big band and and a teacher at a private school. Just thought I'd share this... Sorry if you found this excessive or not in the right place.
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Author: James
Date: 2000-03-27 22:49
As a teacher as well as performer, I like for my students to have put forth honest effort in their practice for their lesson. They have to understand that some of the things that they are asked to do are not always the most fun, but are things that will help you improve the most. Students have to be receptive to what you have to say (my private students are). My students will occasionally work up something a little extra (like in the Klose book two or 3 extra mechanism excercises). That always makes a teacher feel good. As far as books, there are many out there and it depends on the level of the student. I think the Klose book is an esential tool that can be used at many levels. I also try to find out what my students enjoy and try to do some of that in lessons. Most of mine like sightreading duets, so we do some of that at each lesson. Teachers also like students who are appreciative. Mine usually thank me and they also tell me that they can tell they are getting better. This was long, but maybe it helps.
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Author: Lelia
Date: 2000-03-28 12:22
joevacc wrote:
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I would like to ask the teachers out there what we as students could do to be extra prepared for our weekly lesson. What questions are you waiting to hear, are there any books that you think are a must, is there music that should not be overlooked? (I am not looking for a pep talk on practicing.) I would like to know what goes through your mind, even with your best students, relating to preparedness.
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I think these are excellent questions. IMHO, the most important person you should ask to answer them is your own teacher. I haven't taught music, but I've taught English. It seemed to me that my most successful students often established two-way communication with me by asking exactly such questions as these, instead of passively waiting for me to download information. I'm guessing that your teacher probably already noticed your interest in how the learning process works for you, probably already thinks you show promise as a student and would be glad to discuss these things with you.
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