My teacher can be in her limit, but I don't want to quit her classes

[faa2010]

Hello,

I have a crisis, in my point of view is terrible and I think that if I do it, I will be the most horrible person in the world.

For more than 10 years, I have been with the same teacher. She taught me what she can and I have accepted her guide.  I love her because she is very patient, and she is a very nice person, she is someone whom I don't want to lose her friendship and she has show concern about giving me weekly piano classes. I have learnt enough from her, but I have felt in a moment that my technique has become staled.

I don't say she is a terrible teacher, she has show interest in teaching and I don't feel stressed when she teaches me.  However, I have been with people who knows about piano and in a workshop, and there I found out that my playing is just in the beginning level.

There are sometimes when I feel frustrated because I want to go to next level but I cannot reach it because I lack other things.  This term I'll go to see other pianist who is more expensive but I am sure he is going to say that my level is not what it should be for someone who has been playing for 10 years and that I have to start from scratch again.

I am scared, I think I have known inside of me that my teacher had her limit as well as me, so I had to change of teacher some time ago.

However, I don't want to leave her, she is a very nice person and I don't want to break her heart even though she told me that she doesn't mind if I go with other teacher.

What can I do? I want to improve but I don't want to break her heart.  Maybe I have also my limit and that's what it also frustrates me.

Really, what can I do?

[j_menz]

If you get into your course, won't the issue resolve itself?

[ajspiano]

If you're teacher has had quite a number of students she will understand. People move on. You will feel incredibly attached because she's the only teacher you've had..  you're not going to be the only student she's ever had, nor the only one that's ever stopped lessons with her.

Its not reasonable to expect to go through life with only one teacher anyway, and good teachers understand that. The best teacher in the world still doesn't know everything.. and when a student outgrows you you've done your job.

[iancollett6]

I had the same problem, I moved on. It was the best thing for my playing. As a teacher she should understand.

[bernadette60614]

I'm having a similar struggle, but something I think about:

It will be much more professionally fulfilling for my teacher to work with someone who is better suited to her than to work with me.  My leaving leaves her with room to move on herself!