Piano Teaching & Discipline
Tomorrow morning I have an initial piano consultation with two new students. One is 7 and the other is 9. The mother wants the older one to start learning jazz idioms, which I think is just neat. "We're a jazz-loving family," she said to me. How sweet is that!
The younger one needs a bit more discipline, The mother said. "Her previous piano teacher was too lenient with her," she said. "She let her get away with whatever she wanted."
*Piano Teaching & Discipline
All teachers have to be disciplinarians at times, and piano teachers are no exception. And no one really likes being a taskmaster, does he? When I first began teaching, I used to tell myself, "I'm not going to be a babysitter," meaning, that I'm not going to be responsible for applying any discipline to my students. "That's the parents' job," I would tell myself.
My views on this have somewhat changed over the years. The truth is : every student I've had, esp. The young ones, has required a bit of gentle disciplining at times - even the best ones. Knowing how to properly discipline and motivate your students is one of thoe intangible qualities, I think, that good teachers have.
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Thanks for sharing! I certainly agree with your ideas on these aspects: Every student I've had, especially the young ones, has required a bit of gentle disciplining at times - even the best ones. Knowing how to properly discipline and motivate your students is one of those intangible qualities, I think, that good teachers have. Applause, nice realizations! Music and piano teachers like us need to be a bit disciplinarian at times. Thanks again for this post and more power. Just in case, you'd like to learn and adopt more reliable, effective and innovative music and piano teaching tips and resources, please feel free to check this link out. This can even take your music teaching experience to a higher level. Happy teaching!
Thanks for the comment, musicteacherhub
I have noticed that discipline has never been the way to go with me. I like to call it, "re-direction". LOL! It's true! With my younger students, I have noticed that the only time that they are really "acting out", is when they are bored. I try to keep things as interesting as possible for them.
musicteacherhub, Thanks so much for the helpful resource. I will be sure to take a look at this link. I completely agree with you on the fact that the best teacher to work with this type of student must hold a sort of intangible quality that is effortless. It is very important for the child's learning process. Happy teaching to you as well!
Suzan Pleva
Melody Piano
www.melodypiano.net
www.melodypiano.blogspot.com
I like that, Suzan - "redirection"! There's a way to put a more positive (or less threatening) spin on it! Thanks for your comment.
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