Eliza Fyfe
Music Teacher
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That was a very interesting read (I’m just in a cafe catching up on admin!) I particularly like the idea of students making a note of when they practice. I might get them to do this on the MGR website. Short and achievable makes sense – I try to get students to see practice as something to be enjoyed, not a chore, even though I am guilty of this myself, in my own practice. Good relationship with the parents for the young ones that need to monitor their practice more effectively is all great. This has really made me think about how to assess their practice more, so thanks for this! I certainly have too many students skipping practice and not really moving forward as much as I’d like them too. It’s mainly adults though, so it’s sort of down to them and they enjoy their lessons for different reasons (less goal-focused as much as the kids for example, as it’s a nice hobby/escape from their hectic lives!)
No resource can fix a bored student – well said, couldn’t agree more!
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I buy/produce backing tracks, provide warm ups by mp3/online stream, give them notes at the end of each lesson with tips. I also record them within the lesson (just a basic phone recorder) if there’s more tailored warm ups or techniques they need to remember for later
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Oh! I have a 50 year old who can’t say “v” and says “th” instead. A mystery! Harder to teach an old dog new tricks though…
I also have your exact issue with a student my age – I think it’s her Kent accent! So apparently I’m struggling with the adults!
I’ve used the same methods as you and it can work when they’re thinking about it. Sorry to not be of further help but I imagine Matt Pocock might be, if he reads this. Would be interested on people’s thoughts on this as I imagine it’s more about elocution/speech therapy which I think Matt knows more about?
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Done! I was pleased at how happy, not frustrated nor tired I seem with my job:)
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Yeah, you’re technically not supposed to but if you don’t bother anyone, it should be okay…!
