Teaching Music Theory

[pebbli94]

Hi all,

I'm just about to begin lessons with a new Grade 6 theory student, and was hoping I could have some tips on how I could start the first lesson (it's an hour long). Should I start with an introduction to chords and figured bass? How should I structure my lesson?

Thanks

[m1469]

It depends on what they currently know and what they will need to know.  There should be some guidelines on what a grade 6 theory student knows currently, or what it took to get there, and if you are working in a graded system, there should be guidelines on what they will need to get to know in each year.  I would recommend you use that as your basic structure and organization, but see if there are any gaps which may need reinforcement.  

[49410enrique]

might be handy, all sorts of good stuff in here

[benzwm02]

What does the student want to learn? First, you need to define your goals... music theory is a wide topic.