RE: [scots-l] Music teachers (was: player pianos)

2003-02-05 Thread Cynthia Cathcart
At 01:56 PM 2/5/03 -0800, you wrote: It just means that they haven't spent time developing that skill. It's definately a separate skill I agree. Brilliant musician can become brilliant teacher with training, I believe. I *learned* how to teach, taking pedagogy classes in school, currently atte

RE: [scots-l] Music teachers (was: player pianos)

2003-02-05 Thread Toby Rider
> >> I've said this before, but I believe that being a good teacher and >> being >> a good player are two entirely different skills. >> >> >> Toby >> > > Yes. And I wish the vast majority of festival/school organisers would > pay > attention to this fact. Brilliant musician does not necessarily

Re: [scots-l] Music teachers (was: player pianos)

2003-02-05 Thread David Kilpatrick
Irene Shelton wrote: I have a teaching and repetoire-related question .. I teach both piano at all levels, and violin at the beginner level (Kate D, my all-time most favourite teacher- yes, you're allowed to laugh - and cringe - at the latter !! :-) ) The parents of one of my very young, very b

RE: [scots-l] Music teachers (was: player pianos)

2003-02-05 Thread Knowles
> I've said this before, but I believe that being a good teacher and being > a good player are two entirely different skills. > > > Toby > Yes. And I wish the vast majority of festival/school organisers would pay attention to this fact. Brilliant musician does not necessarily mean brilliant

Re: [scots-l] Music teachers (was: player pianos)

2003-02-05 Thread Irene Shelton
I have a teaching and repetoire-related question .. I teach both piano at all levels, and violin at the beginner level (Kate D, my all-time most favourite teacher- yes, you're allowed to laugh - and cringe - at the latter !! :-) ) The parents of one of my very young, very beginner fiddle students