Diary of a Music Teacher: the Great Beethoven!
Beethoven without doubt is one of the most wonderful classical music composers that ever lived. Mozart, Chopin and a few other classical composers make the same category with Beethoven, yet […]
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Diary of a Music Teacher: the Tedious Side of Sight-reading….
Sight-reading can be the most tedious part of learning music: some students do anything to avoid it…! Some others, however, find it one of the most straightforward aspects of learning […]
Diary of a Music Teacher: Variety of Instruments!
Many instrumental teachers teach just one instrument; however, I find it more fun for myself to mix it up whenever possible and teach at least a few different ones. Currently, […]
Diary of a Music Teacher: The Therapeutic Side of Drumming!
Bashing about on the drum kit can be really fun and surprisingly therapeutic! You don’t need to know how to properly drum to enjoy coming you with some cool funky […]
Diary of a Music Teacher: The Fun of Disney Songs
Disney films are known for their fantastic music! It’s hard to find children who wouldn’t have watched a Disney film and enjoyed the music in it. I have certainly enjoyed […]
Diary of a Music Teacher: From One Season to Another
The other day I was at a supermarket and saw Easter eggs on the shelves! And then yesterday we started playing Easter songs with some students…. Is anyone else feeling […]
Diary of a Music Teacher: When Students Make Excuses
It’s a bit of a strange feeling when a student cancels their lesson (or rather their parent cancels it) for a specific reason and then you find out later on, […]
Diary of a Music Teacher: Learn from Your Students!
It is quite a nice feeling when you can learn something new from your students. For example, recently one of my students started learning the clarinet and eagerly showed me […]
Diary of a Music Teacher: Healthy Competition
Many of my students are learning to play a musical instrument, because they themselves want to or because their parents want them to learn. However, for some, the motivation to […]
Diary of a Music Teacher: Setting the Right Expectations for Each Student
Now with the new term starting, it is a good time to remind ourselves of what kind of expectations to set for each student. Each student is different and in […]
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