msjones Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I am my children's piano teacher. We've been going at it for about 18 months. (Lessons are not in the budget...) It's going quite well -- we all enjoy it a lot and the boys have made lots of progress. But, I don't really know what I'm doing and I'm wishing for more direction/guidance. I'm sure the boys have gaps in their knowledge, but I don't know what they are.:confused: (I can play well enough to teach them for now, but have lots of gaps in my own musical knowledge.) Does anyone know of a website that would support someone like me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cougarmom4 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 And I am not an expert either! I use Piano Adventures by Faber and have found their program easy to follow. I've found a lot of ideas on their website for teachers: pianoteaching.com/forum. Of course, they are all experts there, and some of them think you need to be an expert to teach piano...but I did learn a lot by lurking on the forum. (As I do here!) I do think it is good to emphasize theory--if only to lay a good foundation for when they move ahead of where you are! It will be interesting to hear what others have to add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyinNNV Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I am my children's piano teacher. We've been going at it for about 18 months. (Lessons are not in the budget...) It's going quite well -- we all enjoy it a lot and the boys have made lots of progress. But, I don't really know what I'm doing and I'm wishing for more direction/guidance. I'm sure the boys have gaps in their knowledge, but I don't know what they are.:confused: (I can play well enough to teach them for now, but have lots of gaps in my own musical knowledge.) Does anyone know of a website that would support someone like me? Can you find a piano teacher that might trade some math tutoring for piano lessons. I think that even once a month would help you feel supported. Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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