All About Choosing Piano Schools And Teachers
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peanut_butter:
I think it's a great idea to network and talk about teaching. I won't mind meeting joining in.Please excuse me for highjacking this sticky post. My main post was pushed to the bottom of the forum board......
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Dreamaurora:
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.[/quote]I do get your point. But I didn't think it was unreasonable to expect one line of simple music in tune, especially given that Suzuki method is supposed to produce students who can play by ear. She went off key. Anyway, I never went back there again.ammonite:
[quote=\"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:
The Suzuki teacher you describe was probably never trained in the Suzuki method herself, or she just had really horrible technique or ear. Anyway you made the right decision, if cannot even demonstrate one line, something is very wrong.
I do get your point. But I didn't think it was unreasonable to expect one line of simple music in tune, especially given that Suzuki method is supposed to produce students who can play by ear. She went off key. Anyway, I never went back there again. -
Hi,
My name is Lee Zixuan. I am 20 and currently finding students to teach. I graduated from Dunman High School and also used to be part of NAFA SYT (School of Young Talents) department. I have managed to attain grade 8 practical with distinction, DIPABRSM with distinction (1 out of 9 in South East Asia) and also LRSM in piano performance. I have a passionate interest in music and would like to pass on my knowledge of music to the next grneration. Please do contact me at 97547252 or PM me for more information
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Dear all,
Is it better to start piano lesson for my 8 years old daughter from music sch or better to get 1to 1 teaching at my house?
My daughter is active but also interested in music so thinking to let her learn piano to train her patient.
1. I am staying in Punggol, any recommendation of good teachers or good music sch with reasonable fees.
2. What are the rates for beginner?
3. How to define a good teacher? How do I choose and consider if the teacher is suitable for my daughter?
4. Is Full time teacher or more mature teacher (above 30 years old) a better choice?
Thanks in advance! -
Ahchan88:
Generally speaking, the more qualified teachers with better track records often conduct lessons from home studios or own music schools. Though there are also good piano teachers who travel to students' homes for practical reasons.Dear all,
Is it better to start piano lesson for my 8 years old daughter from music sch or better to get 1to 1 teaching at my house?
My daughter is active but also interested in music so thinking to let her learn piano to train her patient.
1. I am staying in Punggol, any recommendation of good teachers or good music sch with reasonable fees.
2. What are the rates for beginner?
3. How to define a good teacher? How do I choose and consider if the teacher is suitable for my daughter?
4. Is Full time teacher or more mature teacher (above 30 years old) a better choice?
Thanks in advance!
2.
The rates for beginner can range all the way from $20 to $100 depending on the qualification and track record of the teacher.
3.
A good teacher should be technically skilled in teaching, performing and able to connect on the same level as the student; paper qualification is secondary. This just my opinion and you may have different ideas on what constitute a good teacher.
4.
Full time piano teachers will be more secure in the long run as there is a much lesser chance of them stopping teaching because of reasons such as wanting to focus on their full-time careers. Age and number of years teaching is not as important as track record. A younger skilled teacher with track record of producing competent students with good performance and exam results is definitely more desirable than an older one who is just going through the motion and producing average result. -
Hi… I am looking for a piano teacher, who teaches ABRSM grade-6 & above (preferably Practical & Theory), and who is able to travel to my place, somewhere in Thomson… If you have any recommendations, please kindly PM me… Thank you…
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i have this good piano teacher
Hi below is the profile of the teacher who teaches in the west and north area
This is the profile of the teacher ,
Grace Tan
Music Qualifications:
- Dance & Music Master Performance, Avex Artist Academy, Tokyo Japan. (2009-2011)
- BA (HONS) Music Degree in Classical Music Performance, Lasalle College of the Arts Singapore (2009)
- Diploma in Classical Music Performance, Lasalle College of the Arts Singapore (2005-2008)
- ABRSM GRADE 8 Piano, Theory & Singing - Passed with Distinction
Teaching Experience: 6 years of music teaching experience in various private and government schools like Republic Poly, Ang Mo Kio Secondary, Pasir Ris Primary and many other -
Dreamaurora:
Thanks Dreamaurora for your reply!
Generally speaking, the more qualified teachers with better track records often conduct lessons from home studios or own music schools. Though there are also good piano teachers who travel to students' homes for practical reasons.Ahchan88:
Dear all,
Is it better to start piano lesson for my 8 years old daughter from music sch or better to get 1to 1 teaching at my house?
My daughter is active but also interested in music so thinking to let her learn piano to train her patient.
1. I am staying in Punggol, any recommendation of good teachers or good music sch with reasonable fees.
2. What are the rates for beginner?
3. How to define a good teacher? How do I choose and consider if the teacher is suitable for my daughter?
4. Is Full time teacher or more mature teacher (above 30 years old) a better choice?
Thanks in advance!
2.
The rates for beginner can range all the way from $20 to $100 depending on the qualification and track record of the teacher.
3.
A good teacher should be technically skilled in teaching, performing and able to connect on the same level as the student; paper qualification is secondary. This just my opinion and you may have different ideas on what constitute a good teacher.
4.
Full time piano teachers will be more secure in the long run as there is a much lesser chance of them stopping teaching because of reasons such as wanting to focus on their full-time careers. Age and number of years teaching is not as important as track record. A younger skilled teacher with track record of producing competent students with good performance and exam results is definitely more desirable than an older one who is just going through the motion and producing average result.
After discussed with my wife, we prefer to have teacher coming to our house (Punggol) for teaching.
If anyone has any good recommendation on teachers (prefer full time female teacher), pls let me know. Please let me know the fees as well.
My gal is easily distracted so I suppose the teacher has to be patient and more strict to her.
We prefer to have lessons on either Mon, Wed or Fri; time between 7pm to 9pm.
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I did a short writeup on sourcing for a good piano teacher in Singapore over here at my blog http://www.gabrielyeong.com/2013/05/choosing-piano-teacher-in-singapore.html
Hope it helps! -
123qwesz:
Hi Gabriel, i understand your points, but personally, I do not think a teacher with only grade 7 is qualified to teach, even for beginners. Passion is important, but it does not alone qualifies a teacher. Just my two cents worth.I did a short writeup on sourcing for a good piano teacher in Singapore over here at my blog http://www.gabrielyeong.com/2013/05/choosing-piano-teacher-in-singapore.html
Hope it helps! -
Opinion please - I called up a school 5 times at different timing (first 4 call no one pick up, manage to get through on 5th call. I got my question answered. After 5 min, I got the call from the school again. The staff or boss?? First question is questioning and kind of complaining to me saying she had been trying to call me and her boss MSG her 6th times cause she haven’t call me back and what is it regarding that her boss need to MSG her so many times to reply the call? And she is telling me she is very busy and altos of things to handle? There is a guy still waiting for her for 30min at the counter. Lastly, she said so she actually attended to my call earlier on and she is going to tell her boss she attended to my call.
I call back and ask her why does she needs to tell me all these? And what’s worse, in the end, I may continue the lecture and she is busy. If nothing more, she is going to hung up.
Can people please enlighten me, is there anything wrong with calling again when no one pick up? Or am I doing something wrong? Or am is this the school attitude?
Highlight- it is a school at bugis, they are selling mostly digital piano and teach by hearing
Sorry if this is out of this topic -
When engaging a new piano teacher, do he or she needs to bring along his or her cert so I can know the teacher qualification? What to expect during the first lesson?
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Ahchan88:
When engaging a new piano teacher, do he or she needs to bring along his or her cert so I can know the teacher qualification? What to expect during the first lesson?
If you wish to verify the teacher's qualifications, you can request that the teacher to bring his certs. Normally teachers don't voluntarily show their certs. But when parents want to see them, the teacher should not hesitate to let potential parents view them. -
JessSeasons:
I think the problem is some schools have poorly trained counter staffs; the owners or teachers themselves often take turn for counter duty. I've had my fair share of dealing with black-faced counter staff in music schools. As long the teaching quality is good and the necessary admin is being done, I wont mind.Opinion please - I called up a school 5 times at different timing (first 4 call no one pick up, manage to get through on 5th call. I got my question answered. After 5 min, I got the call from the school again. The staff or boss?? First question is questioning and kind of complaining to me saying she had been trying to call me and her boss MSG her 6th times cause she haven't call me back and what is it regarding that her boss need to MSG her so many times to reply the call? And she is telling me she is very busy and altos of things to handle? There is a guy still waiting for her for 30min at the counter. Lastly, she said so she actually attended to my call earlier on and she is going to tell her boss she attended to my call.
I call back and ask her why does she needs to tell me all these? And what's worse, in the end, I may continue the lecture and she is busy. If nothing more, she is going to hung up.
Can people please enlighten me, is there anything wrong with calling again when no one pick up? Or am I doing something wrong? Or am is this the school attitude?
Highlight- it is a school at bugis, they are selling mostly digital piano and teach by hearing
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Dear All,
I am still looking for a female piano teacher to teach my 8 yrs old daughter at our Punggol house. My daughter does not has any music background.
Thanks in advance! -
Hi Ahchan88,
You may wish to contact Miss Lee at 91773290 to find out more about her lesson plan. -
Thanks SAY!
My gal piano teacher taught her first lesson then say the dist of traveling very fast :roll: wasted my time and :moneyflies: