Overview
of music education
My purpose in music education is to teach
what makes a "real" musician and how to achieve that. I
believe that understanding how to focus on a subject you are
interested in is one of the great tools in life.
What is required to become a real
artist?
There are two factors you need in order
to be a real musician: internal, psychological and emotional
factors; and external, technical and theoretical factors.
Internal factors
No matter what a student's first
motivation to start taking piano lessons, helping that
student to develop an internal sense of purpose is my first
task as a piano teacher. My goal will be to help students to
feel "I am practicing piano because it is a fun thing to
do". If the student can achieve this state of mind, he or
she will have established a really solid musical foundation
for the rest of their lives. There are a lot of "fake"
musicians in this world, some rather successful. However,
for them, playing music is only a tool to seize power, not
coming fom a true and deep appreciation of music. Since a
great performance can only be achieved through sincere
devotion and untiring efforts, the fake musician fades from
our memory very quickly.
The real musician must have an
appreciation for all sorts of music. In that sense, I don't
believe a musician is truly educated if he or she cares only
for the music they happen to play and has no respect for
other styles of music.
External factors
Of course the teacher will explain
techniques to improve playing piano as easily and quickly as
possible, but the most important point is the time the
student spends in practice. Simply put, practice time is
proportional to technical achievement. There are no fairy
god mothers in the musical world. A talent is the ability to
keep attention on the subject you are interested in, and
even to enjoy practicing. Sounds hard? Actually, it is not
as difficult as you think. If you want to play and be happy,
you are ready. Please contact me anytime. Young students are
accepted from the age of six.
