All About Choosing Piano Schools And Teachers
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Rossae:
My best piano tutor was from Yamaha?? And the tutor who painstakingly corrected all my wrong postures is a Malaysian. . . :scratchhead:Hello. I'm a piano teacher who have been a sales person at PianoMaster which sells Hailun pianos exclusively. I live around Yio Chu Kang/Seng Kang/ Serangoon area. Have taught students aged 6-46 years old.
I have came across many students coming to the piano shop to try the pianos and there is usually a distinct difference between music school students and private teacher students. Many music schools that I know of employ teachers that are not even 18, and are not local, meaning they are from Malaysia, Indonesia etc.
Music School students whether it is a 1 to 1 or group session the students lack actual sight reading skills and the curvature of the fingers are more often than not wrong. They are flat and musical expression is not fully explored to their full potential. On the other hand, students who have experience with good private teachers have the correct hand posture and musical expression is often much better.
I went for 2 years of music school at yamaha when i was 5,6 years old before converting to private teachers and deeply regretted not changing earlier or even starting with private teachers. There were many wrong things taught and there not much focus on individual performance and development.
Contact me through pm if you would like a walk through for pianos and private piano teacher Vs Music school.
Although I'm a pte piano tutor, but I must commend on Yamaha is that they are one of the only few music schools who get their potential teachers to go for auditions. Sure enough, there are those who manage to slip through the system, but I would say I'm pretty confident of the teachers quality and standard in Yamaha generally. -
My first piano teacher, and the teacher I stayed with and only teacher I had for 15 years before I went to Vienna to study is a Yamaha teacher- I was her student in Yamaha before going private with her, but she still remains a Yamaha teacher now. Would she be considered bad? After so many years she obviously has the option of going full time privately and making more money but she has chosen to continue in yamaha because she enjoys teaching the group lessons and singing with the children. She is highly sought after privately but usually rejects most parents due to her time constraints.
And if I’m an example of a product of a teacher from a music school then it cannot be that bad- I made it into a school where competition is intense, a school where intake is only 4-10 students out of the 400-500 hopefuls yearly, and I graduated a year earlier than my peers and the norm.I managed to beat the odds and gain a placement in the school even when I was unable to speak german beforehand.
I realised that everyone, every teacher,student and pianist has a different view on technique- as you switch teachers no matter how good you are there will always be new technique to learn,even if you came from a renowned concert pianist teacher and switched to yet another- they will still start you again from scratch to work on technique.There is no one perfect technique- there is only technique that can work for different purposes and sounds. Curved fingers are not always necessarily the best- yes they are the basic position that every child must learn, but as we progress and learn even more difficult pieces, flat fingers may be more appropriate for some pieces- sometimes to achieve finger legato, rubato… flat fingers are the way to go. even horowitz played with flat fingers.
Personally I think it is best to keep an open mind- as music is really just printed notes on a piece of paper. As teachers we have our own set of tried-and-tested methods and techniques that we go by, but each piece can sound different in each pianist’s hands and we may find listening to others that we can learn new tricks each time…we may not agree with the intepretation or style of playing, but it isn’t necessarily bad and it definitely isnt because the teacher is from a music school…or not. -
Hi, first, apologies to Thread Starter as this thread now seems to be like a classified ads.
I’m scouting for a teacher who’s willing to come to my home (near Bedok South Ave 3). Have son (age 9) and daughter (age 12). Objective is to explore and develop piano interest. Will lean towards contemporary songs. They’ve had some time at Academy of Rock, but logistically a home lesson is more appealing. Please PM if you know someone who may fit the bill. Thank you. -
timtamfan:
PM you just nowHi, first, apologies to Thread Starter as this thread now seems to be like a classified ads.
I'm scouting for a teacher who's willing to come to my home (near Bedok South Ave 3). Have son (age 9) and daughter (age 12). Objective is to explore and develop piano interest. Will lean towards contemporary songs. They've had some time at Academy of Rock, but logistically a home lesson is more appealing. Please PM if you know someone who may fit the bill. Thank you.
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peanut_butter:
Can try ypur luck at PlayByEar at Buggis too. They specialise in pop n Jazz and have a structured way to teach. But you may be put on a waiting list if you want an evening slot.
Thank you, peanut_butter. We will visit them
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Hello there! I am new here, so i am not really sure which sub-forum I should post this under. May I know where can I find piano teachers that teach accelerated music theory at a reasonable rate? Thanks in advance!
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snappleapple:
Hello there! I am new here, so i am not really sure which sub-forum I should post this under. May I know where can I find piano teachers that teach accelerated music theory at a reasonable rate? Thanks in advance!
PMed you. -
Hi, I’m looking for dedicated piano teacher for my 3 years old son. His younger twin is already learning piano 1-1 at a music school. He’s doing Suzuki piano. I feel that my older twin is capable of starting former piano lessons as he’s more attentive and can concentrate better. Pls pm me. Thanks
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pianoprincess:
Well-said, pianoprincess. :rahrah:...
Personally I think it is best to keep an open mind- as music is really just printed notes on a piece of paper. As teachers we have our own set of tried-and-tested methods and techniques that we go by, but each piece can sound different in each pianist's hands and we may find listening to others that we can learn new tricks each time....we may not agree with the intepretation or style of playing, but it isn't necessarily bad and it definitely isnt because the teacher is from a music school...or not. -
Icebaby22:
Hi, I'm looking for dedicated piano teacher for my 3 years old son. His younger twin is already learning piano 1-1 at a music school. He's doing Suzuki piano. I feel that my older twin is capable of starting former piano lessons as he's more attentive and can concentrate better. Pls pm me. Thanks
But you said his younger twin is already doing 1-to-1 piano lessons. Is that not \"Formal piano lessons\" already? What other kind of lessons do you want for your Older Twin?
My 4yo is doing suzuki piano too. He's halfway thru suzuki piano book 2.
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