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Questions tagged [teaching]

For questions about the knowledge of music theory and musical practice and the methods by which they are to be taught.

Techniques, strategies, tools etc. involved in the practice of teaching another how to do music. A tag to cover pedagogical questions asked from the teacher's perspective.

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What are the problems in teaching guitar via Skype?

I have taught guitar one-to-one for several years and would now like to start offering lessons via Skype. What are the major problems in teaching guitar by Skype and can they be overcome? Are there any advantages?
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looking for a good platform from which to teach one-on-one music lessons, with no latency or signal cancellation

Just for 2 people, with an occasional "let's play this together 1,2,3,4...", and to be able to play in real time, with reasonable (not great) fidelity
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How to make people interested in what we're teaching?

I've seen so many music teachers just give theory lessons and then have the student practice the ideas on their instrument. I think – with a lot of people want to study music like guitars, pianos these days – seems too... boring. For example: A…
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Songs banned from music stores

We all (should!) know that if you play "Smoke on the Water" or "Stairway to Heaven" in a guitar store, you run the risk of getting briskly tossed out on your keester. The question a friend asked, are there equivalents for other instruments? I…
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How to teach music

For one week I'm going to be teaching music at a vacation course for kids. How can I effectively teach the basics of music to kids aged 5-12? I know it's very little time. The coordinator wants them to be able to play 1 or 2 songs at the end of the…
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Places where you can teach music theory online?

I'm considering taking up teaching again. It has been two years since I last taught, but I have come to realise I actually still miss it. Is there places where you can do it online, maybe to candidates from the UK? UK would probably be best because…
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What do we know about G.F. Handel as pedagogue?

From Bach we know that he was a wanted teacher and his keyboard work is a great deal of teaching composition and counterpoint. So I ask myself is there something similar know about G.F. Händel - as I know just his great choral and orchestral…
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