A quick bit of background DS(9) has piano lessons through school by a piano teacher who comes into school and the lessons and slotted in throughout the school day.
DS started piano about 2 years ago and took to it very easily. so much in fact that teacher said he shouldn't do prep test and just go straight to grade 1.
That was Sept 11.
On monday he is due to take his Grade 1 exam a full 15 months after he started! I find out about 3 weeks ago that he still has only been taught 1 of the 5 broken chords, has done sight reading on only a handful of occasions and DS thinks he is rubbish at it ( which to be fair isnt far from the truth as he hasn't really had much practice) and has done no rhythm/clapping thingy until yesterday.
Now the depth of lack of preparation has only just appeared really - we practise regularly at home on his pieces but i had naively assumed that all other stuff was being covered in lesson. Clearly not.
I am so cross that he is being inadequately prepared even though the teacher has had 15 MONTHS to do this stuff. I have talked to some other parents who have reassured me that he wouldn't have put him in unless he thought he could pass - but that he is notoriously bad at taking ages and being poor at the other stuff ( how come only only find out about this now!?)
So I am doing as much cramming with ds this week as possible and what little I do know of system I think he would 'pass' but it should be that he could be aiming for a distinction not working out how many points he can rustle up to pass.
I am thinking of seeing the head of music to ask that he changes teacher next term. WWYD????
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thekingfisher · 04/12/2012 07:40
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