Comments on: Teaching Toward the Future http://musicmattersblog.com/2009/05/12/teaching-toward-the-future/ inspiring creativity in music education Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:39:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: David Miller http://musicmattersblog.com/2009/05/12/teaching-toward-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-82545 David Miller Wed, 13 May 2009 18:10:28 +0000 http://musicmattersblog.com/?p=755#comment-82545 Natalie: Well written and well said. Though not a teacher myself, I had the opportunity during my career as a tuner-tech to observe several students develop from fumblers with minimal attention spans to mature, skilled pianists. I have been given the chance to mentor a few of the more advanced ones who wanted to learn improvisation (my pianistic background is in southern gospel,country, and swing), but I want to take this opportunity to applaud you and your colleagues who have over the years given them the solid foundation needed to pick up the skills I can show them. Keep up the good work! David Miller Natalie:
Well written and well said. Though not a teacher myself, I had the opportunity during my career as a tuner-tech to observe several students develop from fumblers with minimal attention spans to mature, skilled pianists. I have been given the chance to mentor a few of the more advanced ones who wanted to learn improvisation (my pianistic background is in southern gospel,country, and swing), but I want to take this opportunity to applaud you and your colleagues who have over the years given them the solid foundation needed to pick up the skills I can show them. Keep up the good work!
David Miller

]]> By: Rachel http://musicmattersblog.com/2009/05/12/teaching-toward-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-82537 Rachel Wed, 13 May 2009 16:28:46 +0000 http://musicmattersblog.com/?p=755#comment-82537 Hi Natalie, I really enjoyed this post, and I think it is a great strategy for moving beyond the page with students. In fact, after I read this yesterday, I tried this technique with one of my students, a little guy with lots of enthusiasm but a very short attention span. I felt like a much better teacher than usual :) Thanks for the great advice! Rachel Hi Natalie,

I really enjoyed this post, and I think it is a great strategy for moving beyond the page with students. In fact, after I read this yesterday, I tried this technique with one of my students, a little guy with lots of enthusiasm but a very short attention span. I felt like a much better teacher than usual :) Thanks for the great advice!

Rachel

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