Dear all,I have been learning the piano from my current teacher for around two months. Her qualification and skillset are proved, as she can point out my problem of playing. However, she always raises some irrelevant topics during the lessons, non-stop talking it until she wants to stop (sometimes reach 5 minutes). I feel very frustrated and uncomfortable with that cos' i) the tuition fee is already very expensive to me, around US$70/hr. ii) one hour is very tight to a high grade student, esp. coping with the exam. iii) I hope I can get as much knowledge as possible during the lesson, no matter it is a very sharp 1 hr, it must be well-utilized.I already expressed my feeling directly to her at the very beginning. The improvement could be seen for a while then remains the same. I am in a dilemma to mention the problem because I am afraid that it will break our relationship, and she may get angry with me. So, I try to think if I need to accept her teaching style? or it is not suitable for me to follow her due to our different characters?To be realistic, I am the payer, should I continue to pay when I don't feel satisfied with what I get? (I really found the progress is very slow for each lesson) But it is very difficult to find a good teacher. I cannot comment whether she is good or not. Could you give me some idea?Pat
When she starts chit-chatting about whatever, just raise your finger and politely interrupt her. You can even say "I don't mean to interrupt, but I have a question about......"