I work with a lot of adult students. At the end of the day, the biggest issues are those that cancel a whole lot. I mean, I had a guy who never got to practice, but he either showed up every week, or was happy to pay me when he cancelled, even if not that short a notice. I can't complain about someone like that.Of course, not practicing students are never the most fun either. I had a semi-retired CEO as a student who never failed to practice. His offhand comment was, "If you're going to do something, you should commit to it." Many people fail to have his discipline.
Someone who can follow directions lol
My ideal adult students are those who practise 6 days a week for at least half-an-hour, follow *exactly* my instructions, and understand/accepts that Rome was not built in a day.
and understand/accepts that Rome was not built in a day.
The ideal student will:1. Practice what you assign2. Be attentive and open to new topics2. Show up for lessons almost all of the time3. Pay on time4. Ask questions about music at hand, but don't talk too much or too little
My Ideal student is one who pays but never turns up, so instead of teaching I can just practice.
Helpful? Not.
Apologies. I didn't realise this was a joke free zone.In that case, to answer the question seriously, I can't really imagine an "ideal" student from a teachers perspective. That is, it shouldn't matter much what the student is like for the teacher. As long as they come to the lessons each week, you do your best to help guide them along the right path. Whether they are talented or not, enthusiastic or not, intelligent or not, none of that should matter to the teacher because it's not the student's responsibility to make the teacher's job as easy as possible.From the student's perspective however, I think I can imagine an "ideal" student. That is, the kind of student I expect to learn quickly and become a decent pianist. That kind of student is someone who is intelligent, determined, patient, and most importantly, has a deep attachment to music. It also helps if they don't have many social commitments.
Although it is not a student’s responsibility to make the teacher’s job easy, wouldn’t any teacher have a mental picture of their ideal student? Surely the teacher would have preferences of those you ascribe to the ‘student ‘.
In that case, to answer the question seriously, I can't really imagine an "ideal" student from a teachers perspective. That is, it shouldn't matter much what the student is like for the teacher. As long as they come to the lessons each week, you do your best to help guide them along the right path. Whether they are talented or not, enthusiastic or not, intelligent or not, none of that should matter to the teacher because it's not the student's responsibility to make the teacher's job as easy as possible.From the student's perspective however, I think I can imagine an "ideal" student. That is, the kind of student I expect to learn quickly and become a decent pianist. That kind of student is someone who is intelligent, determined, patient, and most importantly, has a deep attachment to music. It also helps if they don't have many social commitments.