A Student should ALWAYS be involved in choosing....
For more information, see another of my 50 websites and videos: http://autismspecialneedsmusicbyartscott.blogspot.com/ (949) 454-1221 Studio Phone 24/7 I loved my first piano teacher, Mrs. Johnson. I owe her an awful lot in that after eight years of private lessons, I finally 'wore my mom down' and she let me quit....although she was a brilliant teacher, I admiringly have developed my own style of teaching children and the one primary thing I do vastly different is I do not go page and page in piano method books...rather, I turn the selection process into a game similar to Jeopardy ....door number #1 - 2 - 3 and sometimes even 4. Depending on the child, years of study and level of accomplishment, these choices may include a classical piece, a jazz piece, a Disney piece, etc. I give them 10 seconds to make up their mind....and the look of excitement on a child's face when they get to choose th...