Friday, December 4, 2009

Teaching Excellence

These are some of the topics I will be exploring over the next year or two on the subject of teaching excellence. Feel free to submit your thoughts prior to publication.


Cheers, David Story


Lifelong learning

Studio layout

Responsiveness

Recitals

Bookkeeping

Workshop attendance

Conventions

Forming discussion groups

Marketing

The Internet

Children today

Technology

Emotional wellness: ours and theirs

Teaching adults

Exam preparation

Exam follow-up

Creativity

Improvisation

Concerts

Master classes

Selecting their next teacher

College and university preparation

Assessing talent

Perfect students

Imperfect students

Parents

School band

“I want to play the drums!”

Pop music in the age of the iPod

Teaching seniors

Attracting new teachers to the profession

Keeping fit

Keeping up-to-date

Keeping our performing skills sharp when we teach all day

Technique

Posture

Deportment and etiquette

Great teaching books

Competing with the Internet

Outlook for the profession

Teaching the YouTuber

Why kids want to play

Why adults want to play

Why teens want to play

Staying motivated as a teacher

Dealing with stress: ours and theirs

Meditation for students

Musical genres: how many do we know?

How to teach listening skills

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