teaching an adult who don't know anything about music

[pianopianisimo]

Hello everybody,

I would like to ask you about how to do a piano class to an adult who don't know nothing about music. The class lasts for one hour, and I don't know how to focus it. I don't want that she get bored whit my lessons, and it's for it that I'm asking to you. I thing I can first do a little bit of theory, and later do an improvisation whit she, while I do an accompaniment. Also maybe we can try to read any easy score.. I don't know if I should to focus the lesson about the piano chords, or about trying to read a score.
What is your opinion?

Thank you very much!!

[m1469]

Based on your initial questions, I would suggest getting a method book, or a few different ones, that you like the looks of, and have that as your fundamental source of organization.  Alfred has a very popular line.  As you work with more students, you will find that method books either really hold your teaching together, or that you have more/other ideas than what are presented in the books.  My current take, from myself having done things the hard way (of course), is that you go ahead with the method book no matter what, even if you find as you go along that you have a different way you'd like things organized, and that you supplement your teaching as you like until your own way is truly developed enough to stand by itself.