About Teaching

I studied many hundreds of books on music education, psychology, pedagogy, thinking styles, creativity, time-management, neuroscience, etc. This blog is for music teachers who want to improve their skills, services and results with their students. This blog is also for guitar students who want to know what makes a great music teacher.

The Problems with Waiting To Learn More Till Mastery.

Waiting To Learn More Till Mastery. This is one of the many ways people waste an enormous amount of time and talent. The belief system that it is good to master one thing first before you learn something new, is a fallacy that both self-study people and people who take lessons, occasionally fall into. This The Problems with Waiting To Learn More Till Mastery.

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This Is THE Best Practice Approach For Musicians

THE Best Practice Approach For Musicians One of my students, Keith England, shared the following article with me a while ago. He was excited about sharing this with me because he recognized my teaching approach as described in that article. I’ve been using the educational principles this professor at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music This Is THE Best Practice Approach For Musicians

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Listen Here to The World’s Ugliest Music

The world’s Ugliest Music. We’ve covered quite a lot of theory in past weeks, let’s have some fun watching videos this week. Following are interesting, inspiring videos teaching a lot about music, music education, and the influence of music on the brain. The Value of Music Education Music and the Brain How Music Can Be Listen Here to The World’s Ugliest Music

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What Sets a Music Teacher Apart from A Musician?

What Sets a Music Teacher Apart from A Musician? There is this old adage I’ve heard before: “Those who can’t do, teach”. I’m sure sometimes, they do (teach), but I’m certain, they’re not very good at it. After all: the top teachers know their stuff and can pull it all off too. That adage itself What Sets a Music Teacher Apart from A Musician?

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Your Music Teacher’s Feedback

Some Quick Thoughts on Taking Lessons, Teaching, Giving Feedback, etc… Following insights and thoughts are geared towards people who want to teach guitar. The thoughts expressed here might also help people who want to take guitar lessons, to find the best possible teacher they can find. You will have a better idea of what to Your Music Teacher’s Feedback

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