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    Have you ever taught music to others? How did you do it? What musical concepts did you focus on?

    I have a private student who learns to play piano from me.

    I make it clear that she must:

    1. Memorize the notes from sheet music
    2. Count out loud
    3. Use a metronome and make incremental advances
    4. Practice with hands separate, then together
    5. Memorize all basic musical terminology, especially time signatures
    6. Being capable of re-explaining learned concepts clearly to me

    I strongly encourage:

    1. Singing the melody while playing a piece
    2. Asking questions and seeking personalized approaches to understand difficult concepts
    3. Listening to music and trying to discern what time signature it is in

    I strongly discourage writing the names of the notes on the sheet music (this prevents one from learning the notes by heart).

    What about you guys? And what do you think of this approach?
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