Am I the only one here teaching traditionally ?

[mingg]

I was taught strictly and with physically punishment  
I ended up hating piano.. .and stopped at 12
right after I finished ABRSM grade 8.
I always get nervous 3 days before my lessons.
Yes I was playing perfectly but without using my heart.
Well, it is kinda an extreme case.

[avguste]

I definitely understand where the author of this thread is coming from.
I was myself trained the exact same way in a school of music in Bulgaria and in conservatories in France.

Personally I think the problem with such method in the USA can be summarized to a few points:

-kids in the USA are involved in way too many activities. Generally because parents want them to "experience" everything.
- in the USA, from every level of school up to University, the art of music and performance is not the priority.
- kids and parents want to have fun, instead of aiming for a higher goal.


Personally, I am also a tough teacher, and I do use similar methods to what I was taught with my older students. And with my older students we can work more about musicality, technique and other artistic issues.
With my younger ones, I do combine that with friendly communication. Asking the student how was school, how was the day. Giving high 5, stickers and what not.
I also do teach theory during the lesson. Generally I make them do theory during the lesson for about 10-15 minutes. Then go to the pages assigned in the lesson book and performance book.

[sonatainfsharp]

Hello!
when i read posts on this forum, it seems to me that most "teachers" are looking for new ways to "entertain" their pupils.

I teach the way i was taught:
each lesson consists of 1 major scale, 1 minor scale, arpeggios, one Bach, one Czerny, 1 viennese classical sonata, 1 romantic (Russian or Schumann, Chopin...) or 1 French.

I scold my students if they havent practised. They all obey and make progress this way.

What is your formal educational background?

I have a Pedagogy degree from 2001 and attend seminars and other things to stay up to date and apply those techniques in my teaching.

I get so many transfer students from so many old-lady hack teachers still teaching how they were taught in 1955 that I can't believe kids want to take piano lessons in the first place any more these days.

Heck, I even let some of my students focus on pop music if that is their desire (extremely rare, but at least they are playing something!).