Finding the right guitar teacher can sometimes seem like a daunting task. Not knowing what questions to ask is usually the problem. This article will help you find the teacher that is right for you... First it is important to decide what your needs are: Is the student an adult wishing to play guitar simply for enjoyment?, A young student exploring whether guitar might be an interest in their life? or an advanced student planning to do music as a career?...
Something I'd like to say here is that for an adult beginner or an advanced student there is an advantage they have in teacher shopping: They have enough life experience or guitar experience to know what it is that they are looking for. For the young beginner it is very important for the parent or guardian to educate themselves before teacher shopping.
Here are three good questions for a parent to ask: 1. Have you had a lot of experience teaching young children? 2. What method books (methods) do you use? and 3. The most important question of all, Do you go over the lesson with the parents so they know what their child is working on?
This is so very important for many many reasons. #1 The young student can easily forget and become distracted even if it is written down for them. #2 (and this is really an important one) Kids crave praise and positive attention. They crave involvement from their parents.
Personally I have seen a huge difference in the developmental level of students whose parents are involved and students whose parents are not involved. Students with less aptitude are more likely to succeed in music with parent involvement than are students with a lot of aptitude and less parent involvement. and #3 (this is most common in the springtime)
The craftier students may try to snow the parents and say things like "yup I already worked on my piano/guitar... Im aaalll done"... should the parents be able to check on this? I think so:) Fortunately all of us grown-ups agree that sticking with something and putting effort in to it is the answer to getting a great return in the form of a skill or talent It is my belief that the parents and the music teacher should work together at this.
Being an experienced private music teacher myself, my Policy is to talk after each lesson to the parent and say "here is what we worked on today... here is what is expected for next week etc" Parents: don't be shy to ask. Your child s' music teacher will appreciate your involvement. And your child will learn and grow faster this way... This is Jeff Gee wishing you success in your music!
Jeff Gee has been a professional musician for over 20 years. He has been teaching music both privately and in the public schools since 1996.
He has an A.F.A. Degree with a major in jazz and commercial music from S.F.C.C. And a Certificate as a professional singer/Songwriter from Berklee School of music. For information about private guitar and/or piano lessons for yourself or your children please visit http://www.gee-force-music.com/
He has an A.F.A. Degree with a major in jazz and commercial music from S.F.C.C. And a Certificate as a professional singer/Songwriter from Berklee School of music. For information about private guitar and/or piano lessons for yourself or your children please visit http://www.gee-force-music.com/
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