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Old 04-17-2012, 07:52 PM
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JanTx
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I teach school and have a piano studio for my "second shift" job. It's a very fine line between stroking the good and pointing out the bad. With my younger students I use this approach: this is what you did best, here's the place you can be proudest of, your playing will sound more "grown-up" when you are able to add this..... With my older ones I use this: tell me what you are most proud of ... now, I get paid to move you past that here's how to add some "wow" to your playing.

I agree with everyone. You want to move on to more "Grown-up" skills, but you need recognition for what you do well. Only you can determine how much of each of those you need to happily move ahead. Share with your teacher (but I'll be surprised if she "gets it" - in my experience once a teacher has a set style it's hard to change.), finish the course in whatever manner you can stand, then find someone whose style matches yours more comfortably.
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