BillBailey
66 posts
Feb 22, 2010
5:58 AM
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Perhaps a list of harp teachers would be useful.
Who teachers, where do you live, etc.
*All of this with a tip of the hat to Adam and all the YouTube teachers.
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Buddha
1422 posts
Feb 22, 2010
8:22 AM
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I would only pick good teachers regardless of their location. There are people who teach in every city but their $20/hour isn't worth a hill of beans.
With people like Dennis Gruenling and other giving lessons why bother with anybody else?
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HarpNinja
197 posts
Feb 22, 2010
8:31 AM
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Depending on your style, I would see if you could hook up with some of the pros online. Howard Levy, David Barrett, Dennis Gruenling, and Chris Michalek all do online lessons of some sort that provide you direct feedback.
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Philosofy
338 posts
Feb 22, 2010
8:47 AM
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John Costa in Valparaiso IN, is a great teacher. He's not just a good harp player, he actually teaches very well. He's prepared with something different for each of my lessons, picks things I need to work on, and finds songs I WANT to play to teach me new things. He's also available for skype lessons as well.
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addict
99 posts
Feb 22, 2010
8:52 AM
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I take lessons from Dennis Gruenling on line. He is a very good teacher. The lessons are a mix of what I want and what he thinks I need to learn. He is kind patient and fun.
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BillBailey
72 posts
Feb 22, 2010
11:31 AM
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Perhaps another thread might consider what constitutes a good teacher?
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ZackPomerleau
760 posts
Feb 22, 2010
11:47 AM
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A good teacher should have good tone and good skills. If they can't help you with those things they aren't too great.
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HarpNinja
208 posts
Feb 22, 2010
12:04 PM
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I think it is more important to be a good teacher. Lots of guys with tone and skills can suck at communicating them. Good teachers need to set a purpose, have strategies to teach students to use, have a student support stance, question at a high level, create opportunities to actively response, and good pacing. That's not opinion...that's what the research says about effective instruction.
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Honkin On Bobo
198 posts
Feb 22, 2010
12:05 PM
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A good teacher will not only have skills and tone, but will have the ability to get the most out of their student(s). They will instinctively know who needs to be encouraged, who needs to be chastised. When to push, when to back off.
A truly good teacher is a rare commodity.
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