Today was the day we presented our project. We presented an "satisfactory" video of all of us playing "Classic Dance" with some "interpretive" drums in the backround. We talked about what we did, and then they improvised a blues piece.
It didn't go quite as planned, because our main song was, let's just say, unable to be played. However, they still learned how to play basic piano technique and scales, as demonstrated by their improvised blues piece. This taught me that teaching is very hard, and can be a good experience to not only others, but to make even yourself a better player. Also, It may sometimes lead to some disappointing results. Overall, they had showed motivation and effort along the way I can say that I am proud of my students.
If we could do this again, I know the main thing we could get in order is the organization of time. Along their road of learning, other people seemed to hold us up, because the piano was again, usually taken, although we have no one else to blame but me, as lack of responsibility for not bringing an electric keyboard to school. We also could not come up with a song, as they had wishes of playing songs they could not agree on. Again, it was my fault I could not settle this disagreement, and should have insisted sticking to the lesson music.
This has been an interesting experience for me, being that I have not taught students "seriously" and "officially" before. I am okay with how this project came out, and proud of my students for their effort and motivation. In the future, I will definitely teach them songs they want to learn, if they want to.
