I am not a music teacher - But ...
Hey Hey Mate ...
First off -
P . M . D . 2 . L
Promotion and
Maintenance of the
Desire To Learn ...
... ... [Make em wanna learn and keep em at it]
Next: [Most Important]
Lesson Planning - [Split it into bite size stages]
Each session needs an Aim & an Objective [Explain, Demonstrate]
A Beginning ...
A Lead in to explain/Demonstrate what the Main part of the lesson is ...
A Middle ... The actual
Meat of the session ...
An End [
Summarise session,
remind important parts and
Look Forward to next session] ...
To teach the meat of your session:
Break the subject down into about four or five easy stages [Bite Sized] ... ;}
Confirm what's been learned at the end of each stage
[a simple test - A Q&A - or get him/her to demonstrate by playing or describing]
Then move to next stage ...
Use Demonstrations and practical aids [simple drawings, handouts etc] ...
Hint:
Practice your demonstrations
Leave plenty of time for Questions throughout ...
Hint: Set a Timetable for each stage and try hard to keep it on track ...
Remember: Realistic, Achievable and Available ...
Realistic - Relative to your students wants [don't teach styles they don't have much interest in]
Achievable - [Aims & Objectives - Can your student reach target that you are setting]
Available - Student has the the means to obtain Sheet Music, Instruments, Metronome or other items?
Slant your lessons to meet the needs of your student ...
Don't forget to add a little humour, it's supposed to be fun ...
Praise good work and encourage encourage encourage ...
Hope that's of some help ... ;}
PS - Make sure you have fun too ...