{"id":50202,"date":"2024-12-07T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/92b022c9-3a7f-415d-af44-796fbe4040b4"},"modified":"2024-12-07T12:09:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:09:19","slug":"how-do-you-find-the-right-teacher-at-music-college","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/how-do-you-find-the-right-teacher-at-music-college\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you find the right teacher at music college?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So you’ve chosen to study music after leaving school…<\/strong> Read on to discover Seth Parker Woods’s advice on finding the right teacher at music college…<\/strong><\/p>

New to studying a musical instrument? Here’s how to choose the right teacher for beginners<\/a><\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>
The right teacher at music college… Always choose the teacher over the institution<\/h3>
My core advice for any young musician looking for a good teacher or music school is: don\u2019t go for the institution, go for the teacher. Your teacher becomes your liaison, your advocate, the person who\u2019ll know you almost better than anyone. At times, your teacher may be more like a therapist, or life coach. They are such a crucial figure in your musical development.<\/p>

What instrument should I learn? Here are five questions to ask yourself before you commit<\/a><\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>
Do their playing style and personality match your own?<\/h3>
So, how to choose the right teacher? I think it\u2019s important to look for a style of playing, a personality and a way of teaching that matches your own. You also want someone who has experience of where you want to get to in music.<\/p>

5 music teachers who changed the face of western classical music<\/a><\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>
For example, you may want to find a teacher with huge experience of performing chamber music<\/a><\/strong>, or orchestra<\/a><\/strong>l music, or as a soloist \u2013 or a blend of all of these. I wanted the experience of being able to play as a soloist, whether in recital or with an orchestra, so I needed a teacher who could give me that perspective and could reflect back to me the career that I was planning on.<\/p>

Curtis Institute of Music: the American music school that creates the world’s top performers<\/a><\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>
The right teacher at music college… Make sure to arrange a meeting before committing<\/h3>
Then, once you\u2019ve selected a few likely candidates, meet with them. In years gone by, this was difficult \u2013 if, say, you were based in New York and your teacher in Germany \u2013 but now, Zoom and other virtual conferencing has made this so much easier. So, arrange a meeting \u2013 not just to meet them as people, but also to see whether their teaching and playing styles are a good fit for you.<\/p>

The Juilliard School: when it was founded, who it’s named after and some of its most famous alumni<\/a><\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>
Don\u2019t force yourself into studying with someone whom your gut tells you isn\u2019t quite right, because you\u2019ll be spending a lot of time together! Both musically and interpersonally, you\u2019ve got to have the right synergy.<\/p>

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