As private music teachers we have the ability to connect with our students in a profound way. Because we have the luxury of one on one time with each student we have the ability to learn about them in a way a classroom teacher could only wish for. I like to say that I get that child’s best 30 minutes of the week. It’s long enough to really dig into an issue, but not so long that the child will get bored – that is if I do it correctly. The nature of how we teach private lesson