Mia Musica is 1 year old!

Lately I have been working on new teaching plans for the coming year, and it hit me all of a sudden that Mia Musica has been around for a year!

In the past year, I have witnessed my students’ growth and progress, and I get a sense of pride and jubilance from my students’ achievements in both exams and competitions. However my greatest source of happiness is when I hear from parents how much their children enjoy lessons and how much they enjoy playing violin and piano. To me the most significant validation of my effort is to watch my students enjoy music; progress in exams is easy to measure, but enjoyment in music is hard to quantify.

Since I started teaching professionally more than 10 years ago, I never forced my students to practice using negative reinforcement; I always hoped they could develop a love for music that came from within, and practice because of self-motivation. It is difficult to ask that of all students, but it is possible: let music become part of your life, and let playing instruments not be a chore, but a pleasure. To be able to enjoy and play music is a blessing.

 

最近這段時間我在整理新的教學計畫,恍然發現時間飛逝,一個學年轉眼就過了。

在這段時間裡,我可以看到學生的成長和改變,也很對於比賽考試得獎有好成績的學生感到驕傲。但最讓我開心的是,聽到家長告訴我他們的孩子多麼喜歡跟我上課,喜歡彈琴拉琴,這真的是對我莫大的肯定,就是讓這些學琴的孩子喜愛享受音樂。

一直以來我都不喜歡強迫學生練琴或用外在的因素來督促他們。我總是希望他們能發自內心的喜愛音樂,近而自我要求。也許這聽起來對年幼的學生不容易,但還是有可能實現的。讓音樂成為生活的一部份,讓練琴不是苦差事,而是一種享受,可以演奏樂器,不斷的學習真的是很幸福的事!