Comments on: 6 Ways for Teachers to Stay Current http://colorinmypiano.com/2009/11/13/6-ways-for-teachers-to-stay-current/ keeping music alive for piano teachers/students Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:36:44 -0500 hourly 1 By: Monday Morning Music Mix -Education News From All Over ~11-16-2009 | MusTech.Net: Music Education, Music Technology, & Education! http://colorinmypiano.com/2009/11/13/6-ways-for-teachers-to-stay-current/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Monday Morning Music Mix -Education News From All Over ~11-16-2009 | MusTech.Net: Music Education, Music Technology, & Education! Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:14:25 +0000 http://colorinmypiano.com/?p=693#comment-50 [...] 6 Ways for Teachers to Stay Current: Quick and insightful post from Color my Blog about “keeping up”. Hat-tip: Chris Foley [...] [...] 6 Ways for Teachers to Stay Current: Quick and insightful post from Color my Blog about “keeping up”. Hat-tip: Chris Foley [...]

]]> By: Elissa Milne http://colorinmypiano.com/2009/11/13/6-ways-for-teachers-to-stay-current/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Elissa Milne Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:32:42 +0000 http://colorinmypiano.com/?p=693#comment-49 Staying connected isn't quite the same thing as staying current! Although, of course, one would hope that by maintaining conversations with other piano teachers (whether via an internet forum, at a conference, or just over the phone, even) would lead to being aware of new ideas, new repertoire and new resources. Staying current, in my case, involves spending some considerable amount of time playing through, and often learning, new repertoire - either new to me, or new publications of previously unpublished material. This one single factor keeps my teaching focussed on the issues my students will be facing while they practice (an important aspect of 'currency': understanding your students' experience). Staying connected isn’t quite the same thing as staying current! Although, of course, one would hope that by maintaining conversations with other piano teachers (whether via an internet forum, at a conference, or just over the phone, even) would lead to being aware of new ideas, new repertoire and new resources.

Staying current, in my case, involves spending some considerable amount of time playing through, and often learning, new repertoire – either new to me, or new publications of previously unpublished material. This one single factor keeps my teaching focussed on the issues my students will be facing while they practice (an important aspect of ‘currency’: understanding your students’ experience).

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