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Piano Lessons - will no music knowledge for parent

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maakaa · 27/04/2015 21:04

Hi my DS is attending piano classes for a year now. I have no music knowledge. The time we spend with the teacher is more about correcting mistakes. The teacher expects my DS to learn a song all on his own(hew has to write the notes and learn to play at home) and then the class is mostly for correction.

I've to check the songs in youtube, see how they are played and help DS, obviously with struggling at it. Is this how its taught normally?

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JulieMichelleRobinson · 27/04/2015 23:05

I introduce the new idea for the lesson, if there is one, but I expect the student to read the music. I don't usually teach note by note or monkey-see-monkey-do. If they need help on a passage, I will then go over it slowly, demonstrating. The following week, or for a piece we've been working on longer, or a more advanced student... Yes, there will be a lot of correcting. Much of the work on a piece is done at home and I don't like lessons that are little more than supervised practise -it's a waste of everyone's time and parents' money. In the lesson, we might focus in on what needs practising! find the loud/soft markings, home in on a part where the hand moves, etc.

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