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teaching intermediate level

Author: janlynn
Date: 2003-02-05 14:07

I'm kind of new to teaching privately ... dont know if ive already posted any background info - but, i have been teaching my neice for 2 1/2 years very successfully. It has been rewarding and enjoyable for us both.

I always wanted to be a private clarinet teacher and started college as a music major but never completed it. I stopped playing music for about 12 years and returned to it about 6 years ago. my dream for teaching came alive again when my neice was old enough to learn. I enjoyed it so much, i wanted to teach others and i finally have got some 'real' students ...

heres my question ... once you have taught the basics - how to play notes, basic rhythms and they start moving out of the beginner stage into the intermediate stage - what are some things to look for (listen for) in order to improve their playing? once they have the basics down - what is the next step?

im not really sure how to ask my question - but what im picturing is this ... my student plays his assigned etude - he plays all the right notes, and all the right rhythms - but still it could sound more polished. what are some things i could point out for him to work on .. dynamics, articulation ?

okay - so maybe im not qualified to teach this level yet .. but thats why im asking so that i learn ..so i can start preparing myself for it

any teaching advice? How do others get started? Is it just a matter of gaining experience?

I really really want to do this ..more as a music mentor than anything else. I, myself am at an advanced level, take lessons, play in a wind symphony and clarinet choir - so i have some playing experience behind me .. just not a lot of teaching experience.

JL

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