Lesson 1-5 (September-October 2014) General aims: introducing different ways to practice with emphasis on the quality of sound and paying attention to details using staccato, legato and portato articulation understanding the structure of the pieces fluency in using different agogic ingredients (ritenuto, accelerando and tempo rubato) preparing for Grade 3 in December understanding the …
Isabel 8 years old has been playing the piano for 4 years taught since November 2013 lessons once a week for 1 hour passed Grade 3 with Merit (December 2014) working towards Grade 4 (June 2015) also working towards Grade 3 in violin Isabel is a talented and musical student. She has a perfect pitch …
Evaluation As I mentioned before, Oliver works and practices very hard and I wish all my students were as motivated and always prepared for the lessons as him. For the last six months Oliver has done everything I asked him to. Of course, not every single attempt was successful but everything that he didn’t …
Lesson 11-15 (March/April) General aims: playing the pieces with the student (e.g. the teacher plays the accompaniment and the student plays the melody), learning how to cooperate, listening to the other person’s playing and making sure that the sound proportions are correct learning how to memorize the pieces (learning hands separately by heart, visual …