Parent as Home Teacher for Freshman Fieldwork 2013
Please read, “Parent as Home Teacher” from The Suzuki Violinist by William Starr, post 1 blog post by midnight on 9/17 and 2 discussion posts on the Blogger site by midnight on 9/18 in preparation for discussion in class.
It is very important that the parents of beginning violin students are engaged in their child's home practicing. Parents should encourage diligent practice and not discourage their child by criticism. Knowing how much to practice daily is also important; a daily routine will help the child progress quicker and learn the instrument better. The end goal, that parents must remember, is that the student will become his own teacher while practicing at home.
Bethany! Love your ultimate end goal-- you are correct in this. The student as an independent learner, enabled to move towards what they desire to accomplish. Powerful stuff!
I definitely agree with you on the practice routine. Starting a practice routine when you are older is so much harder than if you started off practicing well.
This article on a parent as a home teacher provided some new information for me. When I first learned to play the violin, I was not instructed using the Suzuki method, and my parents did not involve themselves in my lessons. The idea that the parents are the teachers while at home sounds like it would be so much more effective than the way I learned to play.
Mostly just that my parents never participated in my lessons, or observed my practice and recommended things to work on. My practice time was always without purpose. I knew what I had to practice, but I wasn't advanced enough to be able to tell what specific areas to practice more, or how to improve them.
I think the most significant and helpful part of you answer is how the lack of parental involvement seemed to most manifest itself in not knowing how to practice-- a lack of directed practice.
It is very important that the parents of beginning violin students are engaged in their child's home practicing. Parents should encourage diligent practice and not discourage their child by criticism. Knowing how much to practice daily is also important; a daily routine will help the child progress quicker and learn the instrument better. The end goal, that parents must remember, is that the student will become his own teacher while practicing at home.
ReplyDeleteBethany! Love your ultimate end goal-- you are correct in this. The student as an independent learner, enabled to move towards what they desire to accomplish. Powerful stuff!
DeleteI love to discuss string teaching!
DeleteThe teacher should teach the student how to be his own teacher by giving examples and showing how the student should practice.
DeleteI definitely agree with you on the practice routine. Starting a practice routine when you are older is so much harder than if you started off practicing well.
DeleteThis article on a parent as a home teacher provided some new information for me. When I first learned to play the violin, I was not instructed using the Suzuki method, and my parents did not involve themselves in my lessons. The idea that the parents are the teachers while at home sounds like it would be so much more effective than the way I learned to play.
ReplyDeleteYes, having the parent be the "in home teacher" is very beneifical to the student.
DeleteHi Leah! In what ways would your learning experience have improved? What were/are some of your frustrations?
ReplyDeleteMostly just that my parents never participated in my lessons, or observed my practice and recommended things to work on. My practice time was always without purpose. I knew what I had to practice, but I wasn't advanced enough to be able to tell what specific areas to practice more, or how to improve them.
DeleteI think the most significant and helpful part of you answer is how the lack of parental involvement seemed to most manifest itself in not knowing how to practice-- a lack of directed practice.
DeleteWere you still faithful to practice, even if you felt this way?
DeleteNot particularly. It wasn't until I grew older that I realized the true importance of practice.
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