{"id":1353,"date":"2019-09-22T15:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T20:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachsuzuki.com\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2019-09-20T13:37:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T18:37:25","slug":"181-tsp-the-reluctant-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachsuzuki.com\/181-tsp-the-reluctant-student\/","title":{"rendered":"181 TSP The Reluctant Student"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_740\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1353-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/teachsuzuki\/181_TSP_The_Reluctant_Student.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/teachsuzuki\/181_TSP_The_Reluctant_Student.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/teachsuzuki\/181_TSP_The_Reluctant_Student.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/teachsuzuki\/181_TSP_The_Reluctant_Student.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/teachsuzuki.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1353-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/teachsuzuki\/181_TSP_The_Reluctant_Student.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"181_TSP_The_Reluctant_Student.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>What can we do if a student refuses to participate in lessons? How do we handle the reluctant student &#8212; the student who does not seem to be engaged with lessons or learning?<\/p>\n<h4>How to Encourage the Teach Suzuki Blog and Podcast<\/h4>\n<h5>Buy <em>T<\/em><em>he Twinkle Project<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>You can support the blog and podcast by making a purchase of\u00a0<em>The Twinkle Project<\/em>, which is my book to help teachers and parents of young violin beginners. This book takes teachers and parents through all of the steps to teach a complete violin beginner all the way through the &#8220;Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star&#8221; variations and begin the next steps to learn &#8220;Lightly Row.&#8221; Included in the book are many forms and checklists to guide teachers and parents through the progression of steps to learn this important initial stage to play the violin.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/teachsuzuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cover-and-author.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The following video explains why I wrote this book.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YHVUHip9lpU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This video discusses what the book is about.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HlAH8VICvss\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teachsuzuki.com\/054-tsp-the-twinkle-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Episode 54, The Twinkle Project<\/a>\u00a0(this podcast episode examines the book in more depth)<\/p>\n<h5>Contact Me<\/h5>\n<p>I really enjoy hearing from my readers and listeners. If you have a question, a comment, a suggestion, or an idea for future articles and podcast episodes, please consider contacting me. You can find me by email (<a href=\"http:\/\/paula@teachsuzuki.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paula@teachsuzuki.com<\/a>) or find me on Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TeachSuzuki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teach Suzuki<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h5>Leave a Review<\/h5>\n<p>Many listeners ask how they can support the podcast. If you are a fan of the podcast, you can help to support it by leaving a rating and review. Here is how to review the podcast:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch Apple&#8217;s Podcast app.<\/li>\n<li>Tap the &#8220;<strong>search<\/strong>&#8221; tab, enter &#8220;<strong>Teach Suzuki<\/strong>,&#8221; tap the blue Search button, and you will pull up the podcast.<\/li>\n<li>Tap on the album art for the podcast.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to the &#8220;<strong>write a review<\/strong>&#8221; link, and leave a rating and a review.<\/li>\n<li>That is how easy it is!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you have questions or answers or you would like to comment or leave me a voice mail, you can do so at (512) 537-6356. If you would like to send me an email, you may do so at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:paula@teachsuzuki.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paula@teachsuzuki.com<\/a>. I welcome comments and questions about this episode and am interested in hearing about the perspective of other parents and teachers.<\/p>\n<p>You may find more information and useful articles on my blog at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/teachsuzuki.blogspot.com\">Teach Suzuki Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Until next time,<\/p>\n<p>Happy Practicing! Watch how you practice, and practice accurately!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8211; Paula &#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2019 by Paula E. Bird<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/bMn6Mn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Join the Teach Suzuki Community!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you would like to make a donation to support the Teach Suzuki Podcast and the blog,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/paypal.me\/teachsuzuki\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to donate.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What can we do if a student refuses to participate in lessons? 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