Sorry,jce wrote:Going back to the root of things, being able to play a grade 8 piece is different from having grade 8 standard. I have a student who can play pieces from grade 7 and 8 repertoire but her sight reading standard is only that of a grade 3 (max) and technical skills probably that of a grade 6 (max). She has a good ear and can pick up through listening and seeing the teacher play. She is also willing to put in the effort. Her previous teacher saw that in her and just got her to play and play loads of pieces without taking official exams. I am carrying on with letting her play grade 8 pieces but I am also trying to pull up her sight reading skills as well as technical skills so that it matches her musicality.
How do you persuade her to learn by-sight? I have a teenager beginner who insist on learning by role. She won't even learn to improvise.
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