I
am a huge fan of allowing your student to watch other’s perform in their field
of interest, especially young students near their own age. The principle is simple – if they can see
someone like themselves performing with excellence, then they just might grasp
more of a vision of their own success on their instrument or in their
sport.
That
is why performance without competition is an important developmental
experience. When we had our Ivories and
Ice Cream event in June I was amazed at the width of musical
presentations. We had some students in
their infancy performing their pieces to their absolute best, and then we had more
experienced students performing to their best abilities on more challenging
pieces.
It
boils down to this – “If they can do it then I can do my own version of it.”
Be
sure and expose your student to great video clips and live performances as
often as you can. Great role models
model.
Carolyn Biggs
Steps and
Skips
Tips for
the Developing Student
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