My last piano teacher and I talked several times about my intended future in teaching. And she mentioned more than once that I should keep a journal of everything I learn from teaching, and about teaching. This would positive in two ways: 1) I would be able to peruse my notes like you would an instruction manual if I ever encounter a problem, and 2) I will be able to look back years down the road and see how far I have come, and be able to tell people what not to do. Rather than write everything down in a notebook, which the perfectionist in me would want to change after half a year, and which book I would in all likelihood misplace, I decided the best course of action would be to record my experiences on the computer, where you can rearrange your writing as often as you like. Also, I wanted to store all my notes on the internet because computers are liable to crash when least expected. I opted to write a blog with all my thoughts because I figured, why not share my thoughts and experiences with other people? It may be useful for someone else. So here it is: my piano teacher blog. I have to warn anyone who might happen to read this post, these blog posts will be sporadic at best. I will probably post a lot over the next few weeks. After that, I cannot guarantee regular posts, although I am hoping to post at least once a week. I promise I will do my best.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Journaling My Journey
I tried writing a blog on my piano teaching experiences when I first started teaching piano in September. There was one major drawback... I did not own my own laptop. This made blogging properly next to impossible. Now, however, I have turned a new chapter in my life... sort of... I purchased my dad's Blackberry Playbook off of him (because I can't afford a laptop) for pedagogical purposes, and I figured I might as well try blogging again.
My last piano teacher and I talked several times about my intended future in teaching. And she mentioned more than once that I should keep a journal of everything I learn from teaching, and about teaching. This would positive in two ways: 1) I would be able to peruse my notes like you would an instruction manual if I ever encounter a problem, and 2) I will be able to look back years down the road and see how far I have come, and be able to tell people what not to do. Rather than write everything down in a notebook, which the perfectionist in me would want to change after half a year, and which book I would in all likelihood misplace, I decided the best course of action would be to record my experiences on the computer, where you can rearrange your writing as often as you like. Also, I wanted to store all my notes on the internet because computers are liable to crash when least expected. I opted to write a blog with all my thoughts because I figured, why not share my thoughts and experiences with other people? It may be useful for someone else. So here it is: my piano teacher blog. I have to warn anyone who might happen to read this post, these blog posts will be sporadic at best. I will probably post a lot over the next few weeks. After that, I cannot guarantee regular posts, although I am hoping to post at least once a week. I promise I will do my best.
My last piano teacher and I talked several times about my intended future in teaching. And she mentioned more than once that I should keep a journal of everything I learn from teaching, and about teaching. This would positive in two ways: 1) I would be able to peruse my notes like you would an instruction manual if I ever encounter a problem, and 2) I will be able to look back years down the road and see how far I have come, and be able to tell people what not to do. Rather than write everything down in a notebook, which the perfectionist in me would want to change after half a year, and which book I would in all likelihood misplace, I decided the best course of action would be to record my experiences on the computer, where you can rearrange your writing as often as you like. Also, I wanted to store all my notes on the internet because computers are liable to crash when least expected. I opted to write a blog with all my thoughts because I figured, why not share my thoughts and experiences with other people? It may be useful for someone else. So here it is: my piano teacher blog. I have to warn anyone who might happen to read this post, these blog posts will be sporadic at best. I will probably post a lot over the next few weeks. After that, I cannot guarantee regular posts, although I am hoping to post at least once a week. I promise I will do my best.
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