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Practicing
It
takes 3 (Teacher-Parent-Student)
Teacher- The
Guide:
My job is to
guide you in your study of music.
I
try to figure each
student’s learning style and cater my teaching style to accommodate.
I
will make small & very specific tasks and I
expect you to work at it
until it is mastered and prepared for the next lesson.
Some tasks
may take as much as 20 min and others only 20 seconds to
accomplish. We will use a timer & repetition games a lot!
Parent- The
Positive Supporter:
It is the
parents’ job to ask their child,
“What can
you do today that you couldn’t before?” or
“What do
you plan to ‘Go
For’ today?” or
“What do you want to teach me
today?”
Please
be available for your child to show-off what s/he can do.
You are
his/her greatest influence.
Remember to always
praise the effort
not the child for quicker success.
Working it out
is where the
learning happens.
“Wow,
I
‘m not sure I
could do that 10 times in a row!”
I
will give parents many resources to make practicing fun,
interesting and positive.
We
focus on celebrating mastery of the smallest task. Then children are not
afraid
to
"risk" bigger challenges.
Student- The
Achiever:
It is the
student’s job to try his/her best to master one
small task each practice session.
The more creative
you are at doing
the repetitions the more fun it will be. (Electric keyboards can add a lot of
fun reps!)
The more
sessions you have
the faster you will learn.
Consistent daily practice,
no matter how
small the amount of time, is more important to skill mastery than 1 or
2 days of long practice time.
I
expect a minimum of 5 days of practice a week. Each task is expected to be
mastered in 1 week. Tasks are broken down enough so this can
be
accomplished.
Love
& Logic Teaching & Parenting Method:
Parents
are asked to make their children accountable for their own choices and
actions-
that
means the child gets books ready for lesson not the parent, the child makes
sure
they
made their check marks on assignment sheet not the parent, the child makes
sure the
parent
sees the assignment sheet. This will take some training for both child and
parent.
I
have done a lot of studying of L&L teaching and parenting philosophy
starting in methods classes in college.
I am
always willing to share my thoughts and will apply when needed. I think it
builds a healthy and positive
relationship
between parent/child & teacher/child.
Love and
Logic: http://www.loveandlogic.com/
Go to Articles and Video Clips. I have several books in the studio lending library.
Practice
Session VS Practice Time:
A
practice session is an
amount of time to do a task well.
Some
days it may take 15 minutes to do 1 task other days 1 minute.
Time
is not as important as getting enough repetitions in to master the task.
Students
are usually assigned 4 to 6 tasks per week.
Some creative
examples-How many times can I
play this spot during the next commercial
break?
It took me 6 minutes yesterday to play this
well- I’m
going to beat that time today.
How many scales can
I
play in 1 minute?
How many
seconds will it take me to do my note flash cards?
How many
terminology flash cards can I
answer correctly in 1 minute?
How many seconds
can I
hold a D on my flute before running out of breath?
How many
seconds can I
blow a tissue against a wall before it falls?
How many
times can I
play this spot before I
mess up?
Can
I play this spot 10 times
perfect?
Students
will be asked to check mark each time they do a task.
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