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How to Choose a Piano Teacher Probably most important is
to find a teacher who will support YOUR own direction and skill. A good teacher should find what is most
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about you and help bring that out. He or she should look to your tastes as
well as your skill level. Some useful and basic
areas a teacher should probably cover include scale, arpeggio, and metronome
practice. You should become familiar
with the central works of each period, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and
Contemporary, as well as some Jazz pieces.
It is also good to have exposure to audiences, such as in monthly
studio recitals. Things to watch out for
include a teacher giving you pieces that are too difficult for your skill
level. Some teachers provide very
physically challenging works for students, before the students have developed
enough technical ability to play them properly. This can lead to long-lasting damage to the
body, such as tendonitis. Make sure
you yourself feel ready to be playing a piece. Also, know when it is time
to leave a teacher. Each instructor
can be great, but there may always come a time when you have learned all you
can from that person. Know when to
move on, because you could potentially learn a lot more from another teacher
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