Group sessions

4th - 7th days of the CT ABRSM is over. In this 2nd stretch of the course, I am reminded that I need to work on my music knowledge, teachnique of playing and work on the lesson plans for teaching.

2 weeks ago, the three groups of teaching I have done was a learning experience for me. For the 5-7years old and 8-11 years old, to get them to participate in the activities requires not much "Co-ercing" . It was tougher for the 12-15 years old, they were far too shy to response and interact with the peers.

That does not conclude that group lesson is not suitable for the 12-15 years old. They were still participarting and responding but sheepishly. They were observing intently at their peers through the session.

For the 5-7 years old, the Steps and Skips Game took almost 1 hour to complete. Though from half way through the game most were quite sure how to recognise a step and a skip, the game is taking up too much time. I have done some amendments to the game to ensure a player can reach the finishing point at a shorter time.

At the end of most of the sessions, an interview was taken on the video with students sharing their thoughts about the session.

My plans for the next 5 years is to invest in digital pianos and focus on group teaching .