Teaching musicianship

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

How do we teach students to be musically independent and not just mimic their teacher’s interpretation?

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Issues of inspiration

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

How do you make classical music relevant to the contemporary student?

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Your best teacher

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Tell me about the best teacher that you had when you were learning. What did you learn from that person and what do you take from this into your teaching now?

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Your thoughts on student ensembles?

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

What’s the value of students playing in ensembles? Are they a good extension for your students or are they a hotbed of bad technique?

Do you provide ensemble opportunities for your students? If so how?

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What’s your teaching philosophy?

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

I got asked this in a job interview 20 years ago and it gave me a terrible shock as an 18 year old, but it made me define what my personal values as an instrumental teacher were.

So… what is your teaching philosophy?

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Your student retention

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

How do you retain students over a long period of time?

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What would we do differently if we had a do-over?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

This one is self explanatory I think.

Personally, I would be more patient and more able to see the student as a child, not simply a collection of musical problems to be fixed.

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