Posted by: clariniano on: January 14, 2012
After having seen several concerts where audience members showing poor classical concert etiquette (and it’s NOT usually the young classical music fans, but rather, typically older adults who are familiar with some pieces but likely have not studied an instrument seriously), I am writing this guide on etiquette as classical concerts. So here are my [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: January 12, 2012
Here are some tips to make musical performances expressive, which I use in my own playing, and in teaching students to play expressively. 1) Develop a beautiful tone quality for your instrument 2) Be sure your pieces are at the right tempo (if you can, compare your tempo to professional performances of those pieces, especially [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: January 12, 2012
Issac ALBENIZ–AL + BEN + IZ (one E one I) Luigi BOCCHERINI–BOC + CHER + INI (only the C is doubled) Luigi CHERUBINI–CHER + U + BINI Frederick DELIUS–DELI + US Erno DOHNANYI–DOH + NAN + YI Antinon DVORAK–D + VOR + AK Cesar FRANCK–FRAN + CK (Frank with a C before the K) [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: January 12, 2012
When searching for info on what to write about for this topic, I noticed that the vast majority of perspectives were from parents. So, I wanted to write about this from a teacher’s point of view. If the child wants to quit music lessons, you must talk with the child as to why. Sometimes it’s [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: January 12, 2012
Since it is often recommended that music students practice at least 5 out of 7 days per week, and many students like to get out of practicing whenever possible, I have created these “Practice Passes” for parents of music students to use with children, which are suitable for music students of all ages. I have [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: January 10, 2012
How many activities should students do besides music lessons? I admit that I was involved in several activities in school that I enjoyed, especially in middle and high school, and yet still found time to do my music practice, homework, and other obligations. Other people sometimes struggle to get their child or themselves to do [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: January 10, 2012
Many people are unaware of what typically happens at a first lesson with students, so I am writing this to give students and parents an idea of what to expect, in the case of students who have never played in instrument (or not the new one they are learning) and who are switching to a [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: January 10, 2012
There are many private music teachers who do not like teaching adults and refuse to take them on. Please note that I am not one of them; however, I would like potential adult students to be aware of teacher’s often negative experience with adult students. Here are some of the reasons many teachers do not [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: January 9, 2012
