What to Think About

Technique can be glossed over and should be focused on intently and in detail. You need the big picture as well, but the focus on the details is essential in getting the quality sound.

For the student, explore the music directories and video now available on the internet. Compare what people are doing, see if they are teaching technique or the how to accomplish quality sound. Ask yourself if they are getting in enough detail for you to learn. Ask your own instructor to be more specific.

Parents, start asking questions about what is covered. Get into technique issues and learn if they are getting enough focus on technique. Interview several teachers.

Instructors, are you focused enough on technique? Are you exploring and learning more all the time? Better yet, take the time to write out the what, how and why of technique. Be ready to explain it to your students and the parents.

Think about how you are going to ensure that you are getting good technique and instruction. Using the internet with the new video age can be a great resource in being able to compare and contrast and give you a base for asking questions or observing good instruction.

Learning Resources

The Getting It Down Cold Workbooks are a high value resource to allow you not only to learn the theory, but systematically own it as well. Comparatively speaking the workbooks combine material that would be covered in several method books and over a year or more worth of lessons. Testing and trying are the only ways to see if they work within your style.

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