Mills, Janet - Instrumental Teaching

This thought-provoking and entertaining book draws on the findings of research and on the author's wealth of experience to encourage teachers to build upon the strengths of current practice. Suitable for a wide readership, it will challenge and inspire anyone who is, or is thinking of becoming, an instrumental teacher.

CONTENTS

• Introduction
• Why teach an instrument?
• Instrumental teachers
• Why take instrumental lessons?
• What instrument?
• Instrumental lessons, music, and life
• The first lesson
• Planning a programme of lessons
• Practice makes perfect?
• Some myths of instrumental learning and teaching
• So, why teach an instrument?
• Appendix 1 - Nuts and bolts: frequently asked questions
• Appendix 2 - How not to teach musically
• Index