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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You cannot control how people spend their time. Why are you stalking them anyway.  You should not no or care what they do during hours you are not paying for. 
 Good grief.[/quote]

:lol:  :lol: I never thought of it like that, but it is kind of stalker like.

It makes me wonder what is reasonable to expect of a music teacher. That they have a degree in music performance, that they have played professionally for X number of years, that they have a degree in music education? What about someone who has a degree in ethnomusicology and is good at their instrument, but never played in a professional orchestra nor had a teaching certificate? What about some one who has played professionally in bands for decades but doesn't have a university degree in music? I think there's a wide range of life experiences and education that are good enough for teaching a total novice. I think people skills are very important here too.[/quote]

A reasonable expectation is whatever you're willing to pay for to achieve the desired ends. One of my parents was a barely trained musician who simply loved it and played for our church. Several families begged her to teach their kids piano, so she did, cheaply. She was just being nice to them, but had literally none of what you would require from a teacher. The families were all happy with her as a teacher, because all they cared about was a basic introduction to the instrument inexpensively from someone they knew and liked.

You're asking the internet to tell you what you want out of your kid's music lessons and we really can't. If I read right, you already know you want a pretty rigorous experience and you don't know if this person will provide it. The only way to know that is to try it out, possibly you can glean some data from parents of other students but possibly not, because they may not want what you want.[/quote]

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