Getting into their heads

From: The American Music Teacher | Date: December 1, 1999| Author: Woody, Robert | Copyright information

Most private music instructors agree that good communication with students is essential. Certainly teachers and students must be able discuss short-term and long-term performance goals and the practicing strategies to achieve them. Teachers need to know their students' thoughts on these broad issues. But, equally important, they need to know what their students are thinking when carrying out specific musical tasks.

In this way, music teachers share something in common with music psych...

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