Just added: THREE new printables on the Printables > Other Resources page:
These resources are useful for conducting student interviews at the first lesson with a new or transfer student. The interview forms help evaluate the student’s musical aptitude and background, to help the teacher determine what level repertoire the student should be playing, as well as what technique exercises should be assigned. The student information form is designed to gather basic contact information from the student — as well as some information from the parent regarding the child’s personality/learning style and musical background. Read on….
Read more about these forms below…
1. Beginner Student Interview Form:
This form is designed for use during the interview or first lesson with a new beginner student who the teacher is planning to accept into their studio.
The first part of the form asks for basic information, which the student should be able to provide. The second part of the form gives a number of activities that the teacher can conduct with the student, in order to evaluate the student’s musical aptitude and background.
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2. Transfer Student Interview Form:
This form is designed for use during the interview or first lesson with a new transfer (i.e., non-beginner) student who the teacher is planning to accept into their studio.
The first part of the form asks for basic information, which the student should be able to provide. The second part of the form lists a number of activities that the teacher can conduct with the student, in order to evaluate the student’s previous training and musical ability.
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3. Student Information Form:
This form is designed to be used during a student’s first lesson with the teacher, to be filled out by the parent while the teacher is working with the student.
The form collects contact information as well as other valuable information, including questions about the child’s personality and musical background. This form may then be returned to the teacher when completed, and filed for later reference.
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The ideas for these forms came largely from reading How to Teach Piano Successfully by James Bastien (which is a wonderful book that I highly recommend), and from my piano pedagogy class during undergrad.
- coming soon! a sample Studio Policies handout
3 Comments
I just found your website and have enjoyed browsing it so far! I was wondering if you could maybe enlarge your interview forms a little--they’re too little to read on my screen. Thanks!
@Julia
Thanks so much for your suggestion! I have changed the post so that the forms are larger and easier to read. Visit again soon!
Joy, these are exactly what I wanted to make and now I don’t have to! Thank you for sharing them!