This section is for articles and other content relating to the development of musical ability. This is not restricted to learning a musical instrument and is intended to include material on the philosophy and psychology of learning.
Because I teach outside the school system pupils sometimes stay with me for a decade or so, from first steps until the big step of university. I've been teaching privately in Wiltshire for 15 years, and have always used concerts in place of exams because I’ve found the latter largely negative experi...
To teach adolescents the teacher requires a fairly robust ego, as it’s important not to respond to the provocation that can be attempted. Just as some play games with their sexuality, so others enjoy experimenting with their power: and no power is so cherished as the ability to wind up (or put the w...