17-10-2011, 03:23
Spoken like a great music teacher !!!!!
evilB Wrote:Hi Musicman,
Have you tried to create a rubric? When you use a rubric (marking graph/chart) it will show where your student is at on a given skill and where they should be.
The following link shows different ones used for elementary students and these are easily modified to fit your needs.
http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redi...ipline.htm
Each rubric should show/describe what a beginner might do during a first lesson up to what an accomplished student would do with steady & effective practice.
The more you can describe/model to your students what it is they need to do the more likely it is they will practice that. I might also suggest they record their lesson with you, so that they can refer back to it when practicing the skills assigned.
What do you teach them? (Piano, vocal, guitar, etc.)
The ultimate connection is between a performer and its' audience!
