What should I teach during a first trumpet lesson?
I’m a second-year music education major and I really want to start teaching privately to elementary-school students who have little to no experience.
Pretty much, for those of you who have taught before, how should I start a lesson and how much information should I go over per lesson? I plan on grabbing my old Standard of Excellence and taking some exercises from there.
Thanks for the help in advance!! 
Good for you, as a music ed major, wanting to get into this early! Almost ALL private teachers of ALL instruments will NOT use a band method – even one that was good for teaching in school – because the entire purpose of those methods (and you must know several of them) is to get kids playing ANYTHING together, fast. This means that almost all the instruments are compromised. The entire last chapter of the National Flute Association booklet on teaching etudes, is about why NOT to use these! I would have a master trumpet teacher advise you about what instructional book to use, that would make your students’ progress best. The conventions ( and dealers) for Music Ed are going to push those BAND CLASS books – naturally – but if attend a TRUMPET convention, then see who is smart in brass pedagogy, and take it from there.
Most of us have our own system for beginners – no book at all. We teach skills on the instruments, and note-reading – and technique should ALWAYS be ahead of reading – and when the kids are ready, get them into a solo collection. that way, no possible conflict with questionable pedagogical practices, the kids HAS to listen to YOU – and they feel that they are not in a *school* book – but *already playing solos!*.
Never be afraid to ask for help. Join an online group of trumpet players and trumpet teachers – look in Yahoo Groups, or see if your own trumpet professional group ( you ARE a member, are you not?) has an online forum. See if a fine private teacher will let you observes a few lessons – NOT your old teacher, either – somebody else. Network with the local, county and state teachers – volunteer to help at festivals, conventions, etc, – get yourself known. This will also be useful when you are seeking a JOB – lots of jobs are filled before they are ever advertised – somebody knows this kids graduating, etc. I wish you MUCH LUCK – education is going to change a LOT in the next few years.
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