No tips, Rick, but a question:How would you suggest going about choosing an approach with a student who could read music and play an instrument 30 years ago and now wants to get back into it? He learned totally by reading and he liked the idea of starting with learning to play by ear so he doesn't need music.
So, apart from exploring his current musical interests and goals, how might one design a "curriculum" ... I suppose ways of checking his listening skills are high on my list of need-to-knows. I think. I've only every taught music in bits and pieces to friends. This one'll probably be a real student, you know, lots of plans, hardly any practise, I'll pay next week. **BG**
Seriously, though, I think he IS serious. And his wife thinks he's bonkers, but what does she know? My husband can take her on as a student, teach her how to be encouraging and supportive whilst living with scronk and discordance. He's a self-taught expert! ;-)