Q1: What magic wand do you have when facing an attention drifting student in your classroom?
Mmm…Some teaching materials will help a lot. The Do-It-Yourself stuff with a good mix of colour and graphics always does a good job to get their attention. Multi-sensory stimulation and a curious mind will help draw students closer to music.

Q2: One day, your smart student tells you – “ I’m not going to practice for your homework.”, what will you do?
I can imagine this could happen to an average child whose time is so packed with activities. Why don’t I choose his favorite music piece for him to play and to get the extra learning benefit of techniques in that piece? I believe once he has the interest, he will gradually pick up more practices and have the drive to do better.

此外，父母的角色也很重要，應該多讚美肯定孩子的努力，例如告訴孩子:「我覺得你彈這首歌很好聽，爸媽聽了很開心，可不可多彈幾次給我們聽？」，這樣孩子便更有動力了。

Q3: What is the best way to encourage a student?
Students need encouragement. Every time we notice any progress, it’s a chance to give praise, and particularly to let them know what exactly that they have accomplished. Get their direction and goal clearly set to prepare them well for continued progress.

Q4: What kind of students do you like the most?
No doubt the hard-working ones – but that’s just one side of the picture. We actually find those energetic, passionate and responsive students bring us delightful and fulfilling teaching experience.

Q5: What are the common questions you hear from parents?
“Why is my child not learning as fast as he should be?” “When will my child practice by himself without being asked?” are the questions.
I guess, the basic truth lies in whether your child has interest in music.

我們上課時，不忘多些介紹不同樂曲的歷史背景和有關音樂的故事，擴闊學生的想像空間，幫助演奏時投入情緒，也可增添上課的氣氛，這樣不是比單靠看譜演奏更有意思嗎?