Number of pages: 240. Primary Contributor: Mills, Janet. Publication Date: 20-Sep-2007. Book. This thought-provoking and entertaining book draws on the findings of research and on the author's wealth of experience to encourage teachers to build upon the strengths of current practice. Suitable for a wide readership, it will challenge and inspire anyone who is, or is thinking of becoming, an instrumental teacher.

Introduction * Why teach an instrument? * Instrumental teachers * Why take instrumental lessons? * What instrument? * Instrumental lessons, music, and life * The first lesson * Planning a programme of lessons * Practice makes perfect? * Some myths of instrumental learning and teaching * So, why teach an instrument? * Appendix 1 - Nuts and bolts: frequently asked questions * Appendix 2 - How not to teach musically * Index