All About Choosing Piano Schools And Teachers
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Dear all,
I will be conducting a piano masterclass for piano students of Asia Music School this coming Sunday from 2-4 PM at Asia Music School West Coast Plaza branch. The students will play a selection of ABRSM exam pieces and the masterclass is open for general public to observe.
If you are interested to attend please register personally at the West Coast Plaza branch or give them a call at 67795065. -
which hanon bk is good for finger practising? can post pic?
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Hi,
I am looking for a piano teacher, who can come to my house teaching my two kids, gr 3 and 1 during weekend after July, will also consider travel to teacher’s place if nearby. -
reiner:
which hanon bk is good for finger practising? can post pic?
There is only one Hanon's book 'The Virtuoso Pianist'. The first 20 exercises are commonly given to lower grades for general finger strengthening, though Czerny Op 599 or Little Pischna have exercises that accomplish the same objectives but much more musical. -
thanks… Dreamaurora … managed to find it online for free downloaded… keke…
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gar_gar:
I really doubt the music school actually screen their teachers.
That sounds really bad. Your post reminds me of the time I went to check out a music school for Suzuki violin classes for my little one. When I asked the teacher to play something simple for my son, she played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star which my son did not know. I asked her to play Pachelbel's Canon in D for my little one instead, thinking that was a simple and beautiful tune that would definitely make him fall in love with the violin.
OMG, she was horribly out of tune. We ran out as quickly as we could. No way I am going to pay for a Suzuki violin teacher who can only play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!! Never went back to that music school again. -
ammonite:
To be fair, there are many excellent teachers who have stopped practicing and do not maintain any permanent repertoire, though of course they are still able to demonstrate passages from pieces they are teaching if needed to.gar_gar:
I really doubt the music school actually screen their teachers.
That sounds really bad. Your post reminds me of the time I went to check out a music school for Suzuki violin classes for my little one. When I asked the teacher to play something simple for my son, she played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star which my son did not know. I asked her to play Pachelbel's Canon in D for my little one instead, thinking that was a simple and beautiful tune that would definitely make him fall in love with the violin.
OMG, she was horribly out of tune. We ran out as quickly as we could. No way I am going to pay for a Suzuki violin teacher who can only play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!! Never went back to that music school again. -
hello, may i know the location please. thank you
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Hi, my area is at east coast area.
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Is a very interesting forum. I would like to share my opinion. I’m a piano teacher which I don’t have a diploma in music. I’ve been teaching for 14 years.
After so many years of teaching, I reckon be it qualification, experience, teaching method, timing and etc. most importantly is the chemistry between the teacher and the student.
1st- if there is no chemistry between student and teacher no matter how good is the teacher, the student will still lost the interest or rather need a push factor to carry on.
2nd- no matter how low and how flexible is the teacher willing to be or how enthusiastic the student is, the chemistry is still important in order to made the lesson fun and interesting.
However, as for the fees, I guess is varies and it depends on varies of reasons.
1st- etiquette of the teacher
2nd- transportation cost
3rd- experience and qualification of the teacher
Lastly, when a parent looking for a piano teacher or any other teacher, I guess it must depends on what are the parent looking for in terms of the teacher.
Good luck to all