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Is a teacher necessary?
With most instruments you can get to a decent level by yourself. But there are a handful of things a teacher will be able to give you, such as:
Efficiency. An experienced teacher will probably be ...
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How to teach a Piano Student with Hand Mobility Issues
I should also mention that the parents’ intention is likely not to turn their child into a concert pianist, but instead to give critical music theory knowledge that may be applied to a different ...
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Is a teacher necessary?
This question fortunately doesn't ask "Is a teacher worth it." That's a cost/benefit assessment that many people make and which is inherently subjective (and—worth how much?). Instead, you ...
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Is a teacher necessary?
There is something to be said for which instrument you choose, what you want to do with it, and how good you want to get at it.
Instrument Choice
I'm sure others will chime in to argue, but some ...
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Is a teacher necessary?
I've been learning to play the violin for almost 4 years now and I've had a face-to-face teacher for all that time apart from Covid lockdowns. And I will likely continue for the forseeable future.
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Clever mnemonics for clarinet pinkies
Not a mnemonic, but it helps to think of the two upper RH keys and the two inside LH keys as the main ones:
Then they go L-R-L-R for (lower octave) E-F-F#-G#.
Once pupils have learned that, then you ...
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How to teach a Piano Student with Hand Mobility Issues
Hello 👋🏼, I'm a disabled piano player with only 1 usable hand, and as a child it was SO hard finding a teacher that would even try taking me on as a student, so thank you for at least looking into ...
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How to teach a Piano Student with Hand Mobility Issues
Let's interrogate the "third option" you mentioned, and I'll intentionally take it a bit more literally than you truly meant it:
Inform the parents that this is a very prohibitive issue for ...
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How to teach a Piano Student with Hand Mobility Issues
It does beg the question why (and who) chose the piano, given prior knowledge of restrictions. That alone needs answering. How old/mature the student is will also be of interest, along with is there ...
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Is there a recorder-analog for the flute?
Not meaning to detract from the excellent answer from @Aaron, I tried out some of the Yamaha fifes. The answer is...
Yes, Yamaha makes a fife that is in the same price range as a recorder, but no, it ...
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How is (male) falsetto taught?
Trying to describe any vocal 'process' can be very difficult, and often ends up by using nebulous instructions like "sing through the top of your head".
Teaching by example is often more ...
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What is taught in an atonal counterpoint course?
Have you perused Simple Composition by Charles Wuorinen? While it deals with serialist music, its lessons particularly on structure appertain to tonal music.
Dissonant counterpoint was a legitimate ...
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Piano pedagogy: lots of finger numbers? Best practice?
If fingering is written down, what stops you from disregarding it if you want to sight read ?
I think your teacher's approach is good and common, and even invoked by Jean Fassina, who spread the ...
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Is a teacher necessary?
I probably suggested getting a teacher many times. I'm trying to think of the reasons why I did it.
A trusted teacher can answer many questions considered off-topic on Music SE. Many kinds of the off-...
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Creative Ideas for Teaching Musical Ornaments to Kids
We train children to ask 'why?'. We must also train them to accept 'because that's the way it was done historically, and it's in the syllabus' as sufficient answer!
Not sure how useful it is to ...
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Piano pedagogy: lots of finger numbers? Best practice?
First thing to do is discuss this with teacher. Who may have always used this idea, or who feels that it's the best for you. Teaching and learning is a two way thing, and student ought to be able to ...
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Piano pedagogy: lots of finger numbers? Best practice?
Teachers and students and anyone playing piano each differ, of course, in their approaches to learning pieces and learning sight-reading, with some teachers or students treating both the same, and ...
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How to teach a Piano Student with Hand Mobility Issues
With this handicap the child would be able to play e.g. trombone or electric guitar later.
To be not frustrated they should have to play pieces where their issues don't matter. It's your job to choose ...
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What do "breathy voice" and "full voice" mean?
"Breathy" refers to a whisper-like vocal sound created by singing with partial vocal cord closure. Here's an example. At 0:32, the lyrics: "makes no difference who you are". Every ...
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