Posted by MG on June 18, 2002 at 23:24:05:
In Reply to: Re: types of teachers posted by Bill Nazzaro on June 18, 2002 at 11:21:57:
"I have found that if you are studying with someone who can play the instrument, but cannot explain why something is working or not working, it can be very difficult to determine what is wrong and what needs to be corrected."
That's a great point. However, different things work for different people, and sometimes
telling a student "what to do" doesn't work for this reason. On the other hand, if it does work, it's liable to be much more effective than the "concept" approach. I guess that's part of the dilemma this whole discussion was meant to bring up