Question #1:
What is your definition of talent and how do you approach it with your students?
Question #2:
What is your definition of learning?
How do you go about helping your students in the learning process?
Do you have rules and guidelines that direct the learning in your studio?
Do you have rules and guidelines that direct your individual learning?
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I love how it defined talent in the book and I completly agree with what Dr. Suzuki said. There are people who are born with natural talent, but I think that anyone, if you are willing to work hard enough can become a talented person.
ReplyDeleteTherefore, with our students I feel that it is important to approach them as if they have great stores of talent locked up inside just waiting for the right teacher to come along and unlock their treasure chest of talent. Some of them might open up immediatly and shower us with sparkling daimonds of musical talent, and some might take a little more time and tender care with the lock, but eventually, if the student really wants it, the lock will open and they too will experience a great outpouring of talent.
From a purely musical sense, I would say that the definition of learning is being taught a concept, retaining that concept, and then acting upon and using that concept in your playing.
ReplyDeleteI like what she says on page 3 about how she "strives to find the key to unlock a student's ability" and that we must "create situations where the student can succeed". I guess if you were to judge whether or not a student is actually learning would be to see if you are unlocking their abilities and helping them suceed at what they are trying to accomplish.
On the other hand however, there are many times when we fail that gives us great learning opportunities as well. For example, when we do badly at a recital, for some people it gives them a greater desire to practice more and try harder to overcome their weaknesses. So failure can also stimulate learning. But not all people are able to learn from failure, so they are probably more likely to learn from success.