DD has won a place at a Theatre School and so is moving school after Christmas, shes Y6 anyway so only moving 2 terms early. I've handed in the notice to school and DD will continue her singing, piano and recorder lessons up until then as you have to give a full terms notice to stop.
She took singing and piano grades in the summer and so, I suppose, there isnt time for her to prepare for another grade and I don't particularly want to push for that as I know grades arent the be all and end all.
Her music teacher has asked to speak to me about what I want her to do with DD. tBH I would have cancelled the lessons if I could, it's almost £400 and it feels like she's just going to be marking time. There are no performance opportunities coming up, or music festivals, so nothing to work towards.
I would like to say just have fun with music. Sing some thing that DD wouldn't usually have chance to try, instead of plodding away with folk songs, trad, grade work, but this teacher and I have had run ins before. She is not inspirational, teaches by bullying, has called DD stupid, idiot etc ( its her manner, she's the same with all the pupils). I nearly pulled DD out of her lessons before over it.
I feel a bit like she's thinking DD is leaving so there's not much point bothering with her. I don't know what to suggest and I'm not looking forward to this meeting. She has pooh-poohed songs in the past that DD has learnt at home and asked to sing. She has refused to enter DD into music festivals before claiming DD is not ready ( DD was entered by an out of school choral director and DD won the class and beat much older pupils from school- it didn't go down well.)
Any ideas what I can suggest she does? Surelyif there's no pressure for exams DD could just be doing music she enjoys?