My teaching after starting CT course from 19th MArch till now

After attending the three day session in March, I am more conscious about the posture correction that my student requires.

For students who need the stool for their feet, I encourage to tap some rhythm on their feet. That is more desirable than a simple instruction.

As I have been noting down what is done in every lesson, I am able to reflect on what was done for the previous lesson and plan for the coming up one. Though I have done some sort of planning but I feel that my planning can be better.

Let me reflect on yesterday 's lesson.

I planned to evolve lesson on Handel's Allegro ( Suite in G) .

1)apply the melodic pattern of rising melodic 2nds but every pair will start at the lower note of the scale - play the same melodic pattern in different keys . This is a new way of playing scales.

2) Spot and play all the broken chords through the piece.

3) Play mordent in a scale

4) Question and Answer : Listen to the question and answer phrases . Create a question and let student play the answer. ( Did not carry out this eventually)

As rapport was built, student played this piece. I was rather disappointed as she clearly enjoed the lesson last week and I expect her to put in more efforts in playing despite her tight schedule. However I realign my focus and carry on the plans.

Plan 1- 3 were carried out effectively. At the instant I thought of another studies for this piece. As the melody pattern from bar 8-14 can be found in the 2nd section of the piece, I encourage student to identify the other phrases. We played through the different phrases and compared the difference which include modulation to the relative minor scale for the 2nd such phrase. I took the opportunity to ask her to describe the feel of the modulation. Quote an example of how the clear blue sky changes to the darker weather.

It is another step forward for me as I start planning my lesson and evaluate the lesson this way. The sense of achievement is there upon completing the plan. Having note down , I can start thinking and planning the next lesson for this particular student. With planning I can see that lesson can include aural perception - playing a phrase from the piece and ask student to sing back, then play a 2nd higher and ask student to sing back the same melody.

As I mentioned about lack of practice, I would like the student to keep track of her practice daily and learn to be responsible of her own practice,listen to another Handel's music ,compare with a different composer 's baroque music. These are next lesson's plan and also include play through the different exercises done in this lesson.

I have introduced playing scales using one of the piece's melodic pattern to quite a number of other students. With planning, I can trace what I have done in a lesson for a particular student which I can improve or improvise on the method and use that method that suits another student.