Comments on: Pretend I’m Blind http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2008/09/24/pretend-im-blind/ Relax, Share, and Laugh! Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:39:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Susan http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2008/09/24/pretend-im-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Susan Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:24:25 +0000 http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/?p=207#comment-447 I'm going to try this. Maybe one reason some students have trouble learning notes is because they can't visualize them in their mind. -Susan I’m going to try this. Maybe one reason some students have trouble learning notes is because they can’t visualize them in their mind. -Susan

]]> By: Cynthia Marie VanLandingham http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2008/09/24/pretend-im-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-446 Cynthia Marie VanLandingham Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:00:53 +0000 http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/?p=207#comment-446 That's a wonderful learning strategy - asking questions to get kids thinking and using imaginations! Here's another great way to facilitate this strategy when students respond with, "I don't know!" Respond in this way, "Okay, but what could the answer be if you did know?" Most of the time students will give you a response that is right on! Why? Because the question was effective in further stimulating the child's imagination. There are lots of techniques for this - I recommend this strategy in the teaching repertoire and for parents who want to encourage children to learn to think critically and use their imaginations. Keep up the good work! Warmest regards, That’s a wonderful learning strategy – asking questions to get kids thinking and using imaginations! Here’s another great way to facilitate this strategy when students respond with, “I don’t know!” Respond in this way, “Okay, but what could the answer be if you did know?” Most of the time students will give you a response that is right on! Why? Because the question was effective in further stimulating the child’s imagination. There are lots of techniques for this – I recommend this strategy in the teaching repertoire and for parents who want to encourage children to learn to think critically and use their imaginations.

Keep up the good work!

Warmest regards,

]]> By: Natalie Wickham http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2008/09/24/pretend-im-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Natalie Wickham Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:53:43 +0000 http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/?p=207#comment-440 What a creative idea! I'm going to have to try this! What a creative idea! I’m going to have to try this!

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