http://www.yourforte.net/private-music-teachers.html Anything to do with music Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:07:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.yourforte.net/private-music-teachers.html/comment-page-1#comment-55 Elaine Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:23:18 +0000 http://www.yourforte.net/?p=248#comment-55 Hi, Helen. Nice of you to leave a comment. How are you? Hi, Helen. Nice of you to leave a comment. How are you?

]]> http://www.yourforte.net/private-music-teachers.html/comment-page-1#comment-54 Helen A Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:10:53 +0000 http://www.yourforte.net/?p=248#comment-54 Elaine, I do agree that the ability to teach is a gift as much as the talent to play. I'm not sure qualifications have anything to do with it, although it follows that if someone is a "natural" musician they would find it difficult to teach this to a student. I have had several horrendous teachers in my learning years (ongoing), and for someone to explain something well it usually comes from them having gone through the same process of having to understand it. Couple that with an enthusiasm for sharing the music and for the want of progress in the child- again both frequently lacking in tutoring. Elaine, I do agree that the ability to teach is a gift as much as the talent to play. I’m not sure qualifications have anything to do with it, although it follows that if someone is a “natural” musician they would find it difficult to teach this to a student. I have had several horrendous teachers in my learning years (ongoing), and for someone to explain something well it usually comes from them having gone through the same process of having to understand it. Couple that with an enthusiasm for sharing the music and for the want of progress in the child- again both frequently lacking in tutoring.

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