Why private lessons?
Band directors all over the country are faced with a very wonderful and difficult situation every Fall. The wonderful? They have 20-60 (or more) new students in each class who are excited and anxious to start playing that instrument in the case at their feet! The difficult? They have 20-60 (or more) new students who are excited and anxious to start playing that instrument in the case at their feet!
Can you imagine the difficulty of having 20-60 students at one time, and in one hour you're expected to teach 1/4 of them Biology, an 1/8 of them geometry, and 1/8 of them English Literature, and 1/2 of them Computer Science? This is the dilemma facing our wonderful band directors every year. And they handle it beautifully. But they will be the first to admit that the students could learn more.
They could learn much faster.
They could learn better.
This more efficient learning comes through individualized private lessons. As a practical example, the other day, I taught a group of 22 clarinet students to put their mouthpiece and barrel together and then put their reed on their mouthpiece. This took me over 40 minutes! In a private lesson, I can teach the same in about 3-5 minutes.
For centuries people have learned to play instruments in a one on one setting. This is how you learn to plan an instrument really well. In learning to play an instrument well, students develop discipline and directed dedication that will spill over into all other areas of their lives. As students with these characteristics and musical skills fill our band and orchestra halls, our music programs will blossom and provide life-changing experiences for your children that they will cherish throughout their lives.
Can you imagine the difficulty of having 20-60 students at one time, and in one hour you're expected to teach 1/4 of them Biology, an 1/8 of them geometry, and 1/8 of them English Literature, and 1/2 of them Computer Science? This is the dilemma facing our wonderful band directors every year. And they handle it beautifully. But they will be the first to admit that the students could learn more.
They could learn much faster.
They could learn better.
This more efficient learning comes through individualized private lessons. As a practical example, the other day, I taught a group of 22 clarinet students to put their mouthpiece and barrel together and then put their reed on their mouthpiece. This took me over 40 minutes! In a private lesson, I can teach the same in about 3-5 minutes.
For centuries people have learned to play instruments in a one on one setting. This is how you learn to plan an instrument really well. In learning to play an instrument well, students develop discipline and directed dedication that will spill over into all other areas of their lives. As students with these characteristics and musical skills fill our band and orchestra halls, our music programs will blossom and provide life-changing experiences for your children that they will cherish throughout their lives.