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ZOT Zin Music is currently expanding. This was long overdue, as I have literally been teaching 45-50 students/hours a week in past year. Naturally; this means that I have always had to turn people down, not being able to accept everybody into my guitar program as I could not meet all the demand. After all: there are only so many hours in a week that I can teach of course before I run out of teaching hours. As such I am currently training new teachers to adopt my teaching style, teaching approach and techniques. The soon to become licensed ZOT Zin Music teachers are also working very hard to get up to speed with my extensive guitar curriculum, before they will be assigned their first students. All this is very exciting! I’m ecstatic about this possibility to do more good on a much larger scale: being able to accept and make more students happy with the guitar lesson experience that ZOT Zin Music is known for in LA. Now: the reason for sharing following, is to help both music students (getting the best possible service form their teachers) and their teachers (being the best they can be). As I am training teachers: I see many “teaching mistakes” happening, and following is one of those mistakes: Never disagree with a student! I saw it happening in a lesson that a student accidentally played a different fingering on a beginner’s G chord, than the recommended fingering the teacher had taught the week before. When the teacher pointed it out that it was better to use the fingering he had taught, the student responded “Yeah but the way I am doing it seems like less finger motion and feels more comfortable”. The teacher reacted saying: “Well it is only an inch or 2 that your pointy finger has to travel extra, it’s not THAT much further”. Wrong reaction! It doesn’t matter that the teacher was right with the point or observation he made. You never “disagree” with a person who is put in a vulnerable position (a student) and who feels intimidated (having to perform in front of you). Instead, it is better to say: “Very good point, I see your point and know what you mean, but… here’s how you will benefit from giving preference to using the stronger fingers in your hand instead of the weaker fingers when you finger a G chord. (explanation of advantages…). Etc… “ A very important point to be made here, is that it builds trust in you (from the student’s perspective) if you come across as someone who listens (“.. I see your point and I know what you mean..”) instead of coming across as someone “who tries to be right” or “who tries to have things done YOUR way”. You also never just tell a student “why they need to do something a certain way” if they perform something incorrectly. You instead tell them what the advantages are to doing things the way you taught, and the disadvantages to doing it differently from the way you taught it. This is important because you want to avoid coming across as a person who just wants things to be done a “certain way” for the sake of it. As a teacher, you are there to help the student, not to satisfy your need to showcase how very right you are on everything all the time. It’s assumed that the student already knows you know what you are talking about, otherwise that student would never have chosen you as a teacher if there was any suspicion or feeling that you are not up to level as a teacher. Author's Bio : Vreny, is a patient and an enthusiastic teacher in California. With 17 years of teaching experience, he offers the Best Online Guitar Lessons. His life's goal has been to make the world a fun place to live in, sharing his love for music through education.
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