The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #131641   Message #2994960
Posted By: The Fooles Troupe
28-Sep-10 - 12:43 AM
Thread Name: The Concept of FREED Folkmusic
Subject: RE: The Concept of FREED Folkmusic
"Workshop performances are easy to do."

Oh this is hilarious!

I've had to teach people how to use various computer SW & HW.

Teaching someone to drive a car (safely!) is a piece of cake, is it?

As someone who has been involved in theater, theater workshops are not all that easy either.

As someone who was tried to teach people various instruments, even 'a simple instrument lke' the whistle, it's not easy.

Since nobody thinks the same way as anybody else, or has the same degree of previous experience, a good teacher has to adjust the method on the fly to what the students are capable of absorbing - one to one is hard enough, let alone a huge crowd. I have great respect for those who can do this.

The biggest hassle I have found is when your 'students' seem to think that they already know more than you, and aren't prepared to listen .... been there, done that ... :-0