5 Tips for Teaching Piano to Teens - TTTV023
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- Teen and adult students need a very different approach in piano lessons to young beginners, particularly if they are just beginning at this age. In this episode, I give you my Top 5 tips for working with teenage (and older) students to make sure that you get the best out of them. For more information, search for episode 23 on my website.
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Great tips. Thank-you.
Many thanks, Tim! This is a great video!
Hey there. Thanks for your videos. Is there alternative software for mymusicstaff? I am from South Africa and do not have a credit card or PayPal to bill. Thanks
Yes there are other options including fons, music teachers helper and quite a few others. Don’t your students’ parents have credit cards?
@@topmusicco thanks for replying. They probably do, but I'm asking because I'm 16. I really want to start teaching so I can excell at it in university. Btw I found something that's really great, music teachers helper. Thanks so much❤️ 🔥
One question. I do not have pronto piano books in my country. What books do you advise me to use for ages 10 upwards. And what books do you advise me to use for adult beginners. I'm really struggling to find anything since I'm 16 and have no money at all. Thank you so much for all the value you provide. ❤️🔥🔥🔥
Base your teaching around chords. I’ve got lots of free resources at topmusic.co/chords. Great to see a young teacher asking the right questions!!
This was really great! One of my biggest strengths is teaching teenagers and everything you spoke about in this video pretty much described my teaching approach with them! I've heard of a lot of teachers who have particular difficulty with teenage boys and you said a couple of things that I feel has made this easy for me. I loved the way you described them as 'Relational Learners' as have a great relationship with them has made my life so much easier. Taking interest in their lives and finding common interests is essential and being supportive of them no matter what. They really appreciate this and respect you more as a teacher whilst seeing you as a friend. They are more likely to co-operate with the not so exciting tasks just because a teacher they like and respect has asked them to. Taking an interest in their video games is also an essential way of sparking interest - there are some great composers working on these games and some of the best pieces I've ever taught have been from games. Many would also be surprised to find that the gaming tip is also very relevant to female students - it's always worth asking if that's something they're into! Great video :D
+timtopham.com Thank you! I'm based in Scotland :)
Hi there, I have a floaty artsy type 14 yr old daughter. She does crafts, visual art, digital art, creative writing, singing, violin, and piano. She has had a sudden resurgence in her interest for the piano, since she got interested in composing and writing songs. She loves a wide range of music and genres. She has 3 years of violin from middle school but she cant properly identify notes on the staff. I have some piano skills because I am a singer and am trying to teach her some basics. What books can you recommend for teaching piano basics to young teens?
I’d recommend working on chords using a framework like the one at topmusic.co/chords. We also have dedicated courses on teen students and teaching pop in TopMusicPro.com you may find helpful.
I have a 13 year old student who started not listening to me even though i kept encouraging him to read the musical patterns and not rely so much on the scores. I suffered from panic attacks as a result.....help! he doesn't even care about his fingering!!
*i taught him for 2years and am very aware that he's had his fair share of mood swings
Hi Andrea - sorry to hear this. I recommend you work with his parents to find out what's going on. Ultimately, we can't teach every student and sometimes the best thing to do is politely let them go.