All About Choosing Piano Schools And Teachers

[snowen]

Dear All,


My dd will be attending p1 next year and I would like to start her on piano lessons. As I am not musically trained in any way, I am now totally clueless on where I should send her. Hubby said to send her to cristofori but I would like to explore more schools/teachers (no need too commercialize ones) before making a final decisions.

Would greatly appreciate if someone can give some recommendations on where I should look pls

Thanks very much in advance and Happy 2014!!!! :rahrah:

[Dreamaurora]

snowen:

Dear All,


My dd will be attending p1 next year and I would like to start her on piano lessons. As I am not musically trained in any way, I am now totally clueless on where I should send her. Hubby said to send her to cristofori but I would like to explore more schools/teachers (no need too commercialize ones) before making a final decisions.

Would greatly appreciate if someone can give some recommendations on where I should look pls

Thanks very much in advance and Happy 2014!!!! :rahrah:

Regardless whether you decide to send your dd to music school, private teacher, or travelling teacher, you need to ensure the teacher is a good one. Don't be satisfied with just a random teacher, get someone who is passionate and conduct his/her lesson with joy. The teacher should also be able to communicate well with you and your DD and plan an outline of learning. I would suggest you to sit in during the trial classes to observe.

[engp9337]

Looking for piano teacher to my home near Jurong area to teach my kid

[PinkCow]

Hello…I have two piano teachers. One at Sengkang/Punggol (only Sundays) and one in Woodlands area if you need recommendation. : )

[snowen]

Thks Dreamaurora for your reply, noted on your advice with thanks.


Hi PinkCow, I am residing in sengkang area, can recommend the piano teacher to me pls?

Many thanks,

Sherry

[pianoprincess]

Dear Dreamaurora,


Fantastic concert you had! I was particularly impressed by Yi Han’s rendition of Burgmuller . Light, pretty and good finger dexterity. Bravo to you and your students!

[Dreamaurora]

pianoprincess:

Dear Dreamaurora,


Fantastic concert you had! I was particularly impressed by Yi Han's rendition of Burgmuller . Light, pretty and good finger dexterity. Bravo to you and your students!

Thank you for your kind comment, pianoprincess. The students all worked hard for the concert and they deserved the credit. I will be sure to pass any compliments to them.

[auleelau]

u guys should find a chance to take a look at how nafa syt kids perform. I happened to sit it a masterclass to support friend’s daughter. they are really performing.

[phankao]

auleelau:

u guys should find a chance to take a look at how nafa syt kids perform. I happened to sit it a masterclass to support friend's daughter. they are really performing.

Like this? Youtube quite a number of videos.
http://youtu.be/fIthX-Z4cBU

[Dreamaurora]

auleelau:

u guys should find a chance to take a look at how nafa syt kids perform. I happened to sit it a masterclass to support friend's daughter. they are really performing.

I do genuinely admire these kids and their parents from SYT because to be able to perform at this level requires an extraordinary level of commitment and efforts. I think watching other children or students performing at higher level can be great motivational boost and I do encourage my students' parents to bring their kids to watch as many of these performances as possible.

But I have to say that these kids from SYT are really in the minority. Not all kids will have the desire and capability to achieve that high standard of playing. And not all teachers will have the necessary support system similar to NAFA to groom confident performers. And in SYT, it is a necessity to able to perform well, otherwise the kid will be relegated from the course.

So to say that only NAFA SYT students are really performing, it's kind like saying only Vettel, Hamilton or Webber are really racing in F1. I think both teachers and parents can recognise that any student willing to put themselves through the intense pressure and scrutiny that is present in a performance deserves respect and encouragement. I believe insisting only the best playing and high level of confidence at the expense of enjoyment and opportunity to share music will only lead to discouragement. This is why I encourage all my students, no matter what their skill levels are, to participate in as many performances as possible. Whether their performances will be as successful as expected do not really matter, what matter is they develop their confidence and enjoy the process of sharing their music to others.