My DD (10) has been learning piano for 3 years with the same piano teacher, who she really likes.
She did her grade 1 two years ago and got a distinction. Went into exam confidently and loved the experience. She then did her grade 2 a year ago but only got 10 (out of 19) for her sight reading, so despite a 29 (out of 30) for one of her pieces and distinction level in everything else, she got a merit overall. Again, v confident in the exam and happy with the merit (as I was).
So...she has her grade 3 exam in 3 weeks time and her piano teacher is now saying that she is going to fail her sight reading again. The teacher says that all else is distinction level, but that she is 'hopeless' at sight reading. My DD has now become really anxious about the whole thing - says she is too nervious to think when at her lesson and that she is now really nervous about the exam. Yesterday when I picked her up from her lesson her teacher said that she is making lots of mistakes in everything now and in her view it is just an age thing and that she needs to do more practice at home on sight reading.
She practices her sight reading regularly, but I have no musical ability so cannot tell if it is right or not. I am a single parent so no other help at home.
AIBU to think that the piano teacher should be helping her with this, or at least building her confidence with only 3 weeks to go?
ps anyone know of a good piano teacher in the Chichester area????
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Sticklebug · 20/10/2011 10:46
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