Hello everyone, Melissa here.
Throughout this time of social distancing like many others I have been teaching online. Recently I have been revisiting and exploring new books and resources on music teaching, learning and practicing. As musicians we are lifelong learners automatically but sometimes it’s a good idea to remind ourselves of that.
One observation that I’ve made as a teacher is students will often tell me before they start playing “I didn’t get very far” or “You won’t hear much progress”. Actually as a teacher I can say with confidence yes, I will. I see progress with each lesson. Even if you as a student don’t see the progress, I can. Students act as their own teachers throughout the week and have their sessions (hopefully) daily and often their lessons with their teacher or coach often on a weekly basis. Progress can be slow and sometimes frustrating. As a teacher I see a bigger time frame and see the progress you are making on a weekly basis.
You are doing great, keep it up.