I have two lesson slots for the fall semester left- Tuesday at 8 and Thursday at 7:30.
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I have had a couple of cancellations, so I potentially have one opening on each of the following days: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Lesson times fill up fast, so if you are interested in taking lessons from Guess Piano Studio please contact me as soon as possible. If you were on the waiting list, I have contacted you already. If I contact waitlisted students and do not hear back within a week or two, I will count that slot as open and give it to the next available student.
Don't forget- Lessons start Tuesday, Sept 3rd for the Fall Semester! One of the most frustrating things about early piano method books is the dependence on finger numbers to locate notes. (For the non-piano-geeks, this is where, instead of a student looking at sheet music, seeing which line or space a note is on, and correlating that to a piano key, is simply seeing a number written above the note which correlates to one of the 10 fingers, 1-5 for each hand, and playing that finger.) Almost all of the students who have come to me from other teachers have had issues reading music- I think that this is why. I use Faber and Faber, which is a great deal better than some, and which tries to take students on little mini-trips out of the static hand positions, but I'm still not satisfied. Even in Faber, the letter names for the complete lines and spaces are not introduced until the second book. (Level 1) Thus, students get through the first 2-6 months only knowing the notes in C position, if that, and being completely dependent on finger numbers to locate notes. Presumably the reasoning is that the reading will come with time, (that's just supposition) but I think it's better to avoid those bad habits in the first place. Students get so, so locked into the hand positions if they are fingering-dependent, and that's a hard habit to break, irrespective of the actual reading issues. Then, of course, you have the physical/technique issues that come from rigid hand placement...... Until I find a method series I'm completely satisfied with, (hint hint, publishers!!) my m.o. is:
This made me laugh. Yes, pianists warming up actually sound like this...... with a bit more rubato added. :) All lesson times are now taken for the Fall 2013 Semester. As always, the best way to put your name on the waiting list for a spot is to fill out the appropriate info on the contact form.
This was written by a violinist, but is very applicable to pianists. Deliberate, intentional practice is so, so important to musical improvement! When I was in college, I practiced 8-10 hours a day during some periods, and I paid for it in unpleasant physical symptoms. Practicing too much is an issue, especially for more advanced students. This article is well worth the read.
http://www.bulletproofmusician.com/how-many-hours-a-day-should-you-practice/ Fall lessons start Monday, September 2. No lessons in August this year!
As of today I have one spot left for the fall- Tuesday at 7. There is a waiting list for all other times; to add your name, fill out the appropriate info on the Contact page.
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