| There's no doubt that learning to play the piano in a | | | | ideas it's so simple. All the teacher needs is a DVD |
| group situation is fast becoming the most popular way | | | | player, a TV and the Learn and Master Piano course |
| to learn. There are many advantages to using this | | | | by Will Barrow. This course provides an incredible |
| system, especially for the pupils who enrol in such | | | | amount of teaching material for teachers and pupils |
| courses. Probably the main advantage for the pupil is, | | | | alike. The course is designed for beginners and |
| you are not alone, there are many like minded people | | | | advanced players and with the use of DVDs provides |
| with you all aiming for the same thing and because of | | | | piano lessons and practice time all with the help of |
| the nature of learning to play the piano there is no | | | | video and Will barrow who is the courses teacher. |
| element of competitiveness but rather a positive I can | | | | This course is not expensive which means every pupil |
| do this attitude and the fact that others are with you | | | | can buy their own copy and because the course is so |
| learning the same thing is extremely liberating in that | | | | detailed, teachers can create separate groups of |
| the pressure of learning to play is reduced dramatically | | | | pupils with different abilities. This again has the effect |
| and absorbed by the whole group rather than on one | | | | of reducing pressure on any individual, because you |
| individual learning one to one. | | | | are always going to be in a group with the same ability |
| Normally in a group situation, up to 12 pupils will attend | | | | as yourself and if you are a quick learner you can |
| each provided with their own piano, these are normally | | | | move on to the next level in a different group still using |
| electric so as to make use of headphones. Some | | | | the same course. I think its brilliant and I do think many |
| courses also offer a communication system that can | | | | piano teachers are going to start using the Learn and |
| isolate each pupil privately via headphones. | | | | Master Piano course. It's probably the best teaching |
| Now there is a new resource, video, this is starting to | | | | resource since the invention of the electric piano. |
| be used in many piano learning groups and like all great | | | | |