I did my grade 8 singing last december after starting lessons with my teacher in september and having done no other singing exams. I managed on once a week of 30 mins, so it's entirely possible.
When I started working on my DipABRSM, my teacher asked me if I would like to go up to hour because she thought it would be more beneficial. She didn't force me too, but I took the offer.
I also took grade 7 clarinet with weekly 15 minute lessons from the school peripatetic woodwind teacher. It just means that you have to do more work at home!
A 45 minute compromise sounds like a great idea.
Full Version: Hour- Long Lesson For Grade 7/8?
QUOTE(chocolatedog @ May 12 2007, 06:05 PM) 
QUOTE(cellocase @ May 12 2007, 03:07 PM)
Personal imput: I did my piano DipABRSM on a 30 min/week lesson when my programme was 33 mins and passed comfortably. It's perfectly possible.
But you'd hope that at diploma level, a pupil can work well by themselves for the most part and just be sorting out little bits of interpretation or troublesome technique in the lesson.......At grade 6/7 I would have thought that a pupil still needs quite a lot of teacher input........Could be wrong, but it sounds like cellocase had 30 mins/week all the way through - so that would include 6/7/8.
I've taught around 10 students to advanced grade level, and usually from grade 6 onwards i've asked if they can have a 45 minute lesson, which most of them have taken. I've taught one student in school for this length and we had to wangle it so she came at lunch time 
I much prefer advanced students to come for an hour every other week (if they can't do every week) but i then ask them to come an hour each week for a month before the exam is due, and then they go back to fortnightly lessons .......... at least then the students know that the extra funding is only temporary, and maybe they don't mind so much because i always run over slightly
I much prefer advanced students to come for an hour every other week (if they can't do every week) but i then ask them to come an hour each week for a month before the exam is due, and then they go back to fortnightly lessons .......... at least then the students know that the extra funding is only temporary, and maybe they don't mind so much because i always run over slightly
QUOTE(sara smith @ May 13 2007, 09:12 PM)
My feelings at the moment are to try to negotiate a 45 minute lesson as a compromise. That way the money won't be doubling for us and my daughter will hopefully get more benefit from her lesson. From what people are saying it is clear to me that it is perfectly possible to play at the higher grades without a whole hour's lesson. I've always maintained it's what you do between the lessons that really counts. If the teacher won't agree to the 45 minutes or feels slighted then we'll have to go elsewhere I suppose.
Sara
I think 45 sounds like a good compromise Sara. I personally would find 30 minutes a bit tight - except where the student works particularly well at home. I hope you manage to sort something out that works all round.
QUOTE(sarah-flute @ May 14 2007, 09:52 PM)
QUOTE(chocolatedog @ May 12 2007, 06:05 PM)
QUOTE(cellocase @ May 12 2007, 03:07 PM)
Personal imput: I did my piano DipABRSM on a 30 min/week lesson when my programme was 33 mins and passed comfortably. It's perfectly possible.
But you'd hope that at diploma level, a pupil can work well by themselves for the most part and just be sorting out little bits of interpretation or troublesome technique in the lesson.......At grade 6/7 I would have thought that a pupil still needs quite a lot of teacher input........Could be wrong, but it sounds like cellocase had 30 mins/week all the way through - so that would include 6/7/8.
Yes, that's right. (well, since about grade 4/5 I think - used to be shorter).
Well the teacher is fine about a 45 minutes lesson. I wrote a letter explaining the financial position and she rang me yesterday to say that would be alright. What a relief!
Thanks for helping me formulate my thoughts
Sara
Thanks for helping me formulate my thoughts
Sara
glad all is sorted for you
45 mins. sounds good (this is what I currently have).
45 mins. sounds good (this is what I currently have).
QUOTE(flute fanatic @ May 23 2007, 06:45 PM)
glad all is sorted for you
45 mins. sounds good (this is what I currently have).
Me too
All's well that ends well!
Phew! Glad you got it sorted
Good news - thanks for letting us know ! hope it goes well from now on.
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