Part of teaching is helping people create themselves.
-Maxine Greene
-Maxine Greene
Teaching Philosophy
Piano Study Should Be Fun
Passion, enthusiasm, and enjoyment of music should be shared with every student. The teacher should tailor piano lessons to every individual student and make the lessons relate to them. Artistic performance and musical expression are essential parts of all piano study. They should begin with the first lesson.
Piano Study Should Be Accessible and Efficient
The teacher must demonstrate creative and effective technical practicing approaches. The teacher should seek the most recent research in pedagogy and apply their findings to make music learning more accessible and efficient than ever before. These invaluable pedagogy resources allow for a much stronger rate of progress among the students.
Piano Study Should Be Inspiring and Motivational
Students should be appropriately challenged and they should rise to the level expected of them. Students should feel inspired to practice strong and effective practice skills taught to them. These skills are useful attributes which will serve them greatly not only in music but in all areas of their lives.
Passion, enthusiasm, and enjoyment of music should be shared with every student. The teacher should tailor piano lessons to every individual student and make the lessons relate to them. Artistic performance and musical expression are essential parts of all piano study. They should begin with the first lesson.
Piano Study Should Be Accessible and Efficient
The teacher must demonstrate creative and effective technical practicing approaches. The teacher should seek the most recent research in pedagogy and apply their findings to make music learning more accessible and efficient than ever before. These invaluable pedagogy resources allow for a much stronger rate of progress among the students.
Piano Study Should Be Inspiring and Motivational
Students should be appropriately challenged and they should rise to the level expected of them. Students should feel inspired to practice strong and effective practice skills taught to them. These skills are useful attributes which will serve them greatly not only in music but in all areas of their lives.