Tags: teaching

Tallinn V Guitar Student Competition

ET Täna toimus Tallinna V kitarri õpilaste konkurss ja üks minu õpilastest sai 2. koha. Ta mängis kahte teost, millest üks oli tema enda kirjutatud. Mõnes mõttes ajalooline hetk, sest minu teada on see esimene kord, kui keegi mängib eesti klassikalise kitarri konkursil oma muusikat.   RU Сегодня состоялся V Таллиннский студенческий конкурс гитаристов, и […]

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New (old) piece is finished

Long time since my last post. During that time few things happened: I wrote a set of “Pieces for Kids. Level I”, finished one of my older pieces called “A Tune”, which I was composing in 2015, but didn’t finish, went to a lecture of Patrick Zeoli (student of Abel Carlevaro) about the guitar technique. […]

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Next academic year

Another academic year is over, but already generating ideas for teaching during next year. GLOSSARY Many students start instrument playing when the school starts, age 6-7. Children’s reading skills are incomplete or completely missing. Even though actual theory learning doesn’t start at that point, it’s possible to teach to a small children musical glossary through […]

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Learning guitar

По-русски ниже. Eesti keeles allpool. EN May – June. Examinations in progress. First year of studies is introduction to guitar: simple, characteristic pieces on one, two and more strings; melodies on treble, on bass strings; solo pieces, guitar duo with teacher. Basic skills are obtained: correct posture, sound producing; improvisation, composition (song form). Second year […]

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A talent

When we see a kid performing well, we tend to say that s/he is talented. We say that and it becomes a givenness for us. But behind a good performance stands much more, that a simple talent. Or notion “talent” is larger than most of the people used to think. Working with many students of different age, preparing […]

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A teacher

I believe that being a good teacher is to be conscious about what you do. Thanks to my students, when I teach or practice, I constantly think: – what I do – how I do – why I do They ask me many questions. Sometimes it takes me couple of days to answer, because some […]

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Music notes!

ET Nootide tundmine on tähtis! Nii nootide kui ka erinevate tabulatuuride tundmine on tähtis. See on sama kui mida rohkem keeli valdad – seda kasulikum.  See annab liigipääsu informatsiooni juurde. Ja informatsioon on jõud. RU Знать ноты – это важно! Знание нот как и знание разных табулатур важно. Это как знание языков: чем больше знаешь, […]

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