Forums > Is Your Piano Lesson Stressful ?

musicmanNZ

Aug 20 2005, 09:20 PM

My piano lessons are a bit stressful but that is only because of ME not my teacher. It is just that when I have practised really hard and want sooo much to be able to play something right, or achieve great tone I get mad at myself when I can't do it at my lesson even though I've managed it at home.
My teacher is great and it is important to me that she sees that I've tried.
Her favourite phrase is "well there are some really nice things happening in that piece ........" which I know will always be followed by a "but let's just try and ..."

I have got tearful occassionally in lessons but not cos of her only cos I'm so cross at ME

Lucky for me I think she knows its a 'trait' in my character and not me being a baby. I wonder why I'm like this. It happens with schoolwork too when I really really want to get it all right and have tried super-hard and don't.

SteveHopwood

Aug 20 2005, 10:44 PM

QUOTE(sbhoa @ Aug 19 2005, 03:42 PM)

So true maggie.
Although I've managed not to embarrass myself so far I find that sometimes in my lessons at the moment small things will remind me of my previous teacher who died at the end of April. It's still a bit close I suppose and there are things which remind me of him out of the blue. Mostly the memories make me smile but sometimes it hurts a little.

Lucky I haven't teenage hormones to cope with as well....

Sorry about your previous teacher. My sympathies.

Talking about teenagers, from my experience, the single worst age at which to take over a pupil is 16 (17-18 not much better, but gradually lees painful). They seem to feel a sense of bereavement at moving on at such a tender age and difficult stage of emotional development.

Steve

sbhoa

Aug 21 2005, 01:14 PM

QUOTE(SteveHopwood @ Aug 20 2005, 10:44 PM)

QUOTE(sbhoa @ Aug 19 2005, 03:42 PM)

So true maggie.
Although I've managed not to embarrass myself so far I find that sometimes in my lessons at the moment small things will remind me of my previous teacher who died at the end of April. It's still a bit close I suppose and there are things which remind me of him out of the blue. Mostly the memories make me smile but sometimes it hurts a little.

Lucky I haven't teenage hormones to cope with as well....

Sorry about your previous teacher. My sympathies.

Talking about teenagers, from my experience, the single worst age at which to take over a pupil is 16 (17-18 not much better, but gradually lees painful). They seem to feel a sense of bereavement at moving on at such a tender age and difficult stage of emotional development.

Steve

Thanks Steve.
I keep in touch with his wife still and every time I go round she brings me out another box of music to sort through... need more shelves now.

I have been very lucky to find a new teacher I get on with really well too.