Teacher Responsibilities
I will:
- Help each student succeed in reaching their musical goals
- Provide a professional environment free from distractions and conducive to learning and making music
- Create an atmosphere where students are free to feel comfortable and confident, able to recognize both seriousness and fun
- Teach the individual student and adjust my approach to the needs, strengths, and weaknesses of each
- Respect students' opinions and creativity
- Teach a well-rounded curriculum to include repertoire, theory, technique, and musicianship
- Encourage & motivate students to practice at home
- Arrange adequate performance opportunities for students
- Encourage communication between team members, answering questions, helping to solve problems
- Provide all these things so learning will happen and beautiful music will be made!!
Signed: _____________________ Date: ______
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Parent Responsibilities
I will:
- Provide my child with a piano or keyboard for regular practice
- Remember that lesson assignments, home practice and studio activities have the same priority as school work.
- Help my child find a daily practice time free from commitments, noise, and distractions. My younger child will have practice time supervised when possible
- Read the weekly assignment sheet to see that instructions are being followed and completed
- Sit in with my child during practice time when I am able as I understand that practicing can be tricky and lonely
- Encourage my child! Praise their efforts and successes! Be their best cheerleader!
- Arrive for lessons on time & promptly pick them up at the end of the lesson
- Make prompt monthly tuition payments
- Stay at the studio and listen to my child’s piano lesson when I’m able
- Reschedule missed lessons asap to keep my child’s learning momentum high
- Expose my child to live concert performances and listening to great music in the car and at home
- Let Mrs. Cross know how things are going at home, relay concerns, ask questions
- Enjoy the musical talent my child has been given!!
Signed: _____________________ Date: _________
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Student Responsibilities
I will:
- Arrive at my lesson with my binder and books, assignments completed
- Listen and follow directions during my lesson and not doodle on the piano
- Ask questions when I don’t understand
- Decide with help from my parents on a practice time when I am rested and free from commitments & distractions
- Then practice at that time at least 3 days a week
- Read my assignment sheet to make sure I’m completing my “homework”
- Practice my finger exercises and songs using good technique and practice strategies explained by Mrs. Cross, playing them several times during each practice time
- Complete any worksheets or online assignments before my next lesson
- Respond positively to reminders from my parents regarding home practice, remembering that they are helping me to be successful at the piano
- Remember to have one of my parents sign the practice timetable before lessons
- Relax and have fun learning this new skill, this new expression, this new language!!
Signed: _____________________ Date: ______
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