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Resources for Teachers

The Practice Process

The Practice Process is an inspiring and empowering look at the crucial topic of practice. Paul Harris
explores the key role the teacher plays in developing a psychological and holistic approach for pu-
pils. Packed with clear advice, innovative ideas and principles such as the Integration-
Representation-Connection cycle and the Simultaneous Practice Map, this book is firmly rooted in
Paul Harris’s highly successful Simultaneous Learning approach.

Improve Your Teaching

Improve your teaching! is a must-have handbook for all instrumental and singing teachers. Packed
full of comprehensive advice, it offers creative yet accessible solutions to the challenges faced in
music education. It outlines Paul Harris's innovative strategy of Simultaneous Learning: a method
that encourages the development of musical insight by making connections between all aspects of
musicianship and discusses topics including lesson preparation, aural work, improvisation and
composition, sight-reading and group teaching.

Teaching Beginners

Teaching beginners is a huge responsibility and a challenge, but also reaps enormous rewards. To-
day there are a host of colourful tutors to choose from, but none tells us how to teach beginners.
It can be a hit and miss affair! Energising and inspirational, Improve your teaching! Teaching Begin-
ners is a must-have resource for all instrumental and singing teachers.

The Virtuoso Teacher

By considering The Virtuoso Teacher and how a teacher might attain virtuoso status, renowned
educator and writer Paul Harris delves into the core issues of being a teacher and the teaching
process.
 self-awareness and the importance of emotional intelligence
 getting the best out of pupils
 dealing with challenging pupils
 asking the right questions
 creating a master-plan
 teaching for the right reasons.

Simultaneous Learning

Paul Harris’s highly successful Simultaneous Learning approach is an entirely positive and imagina-
tive way to teach, which embraces the understanding that all the elements of music are connected.
In this definitive book Harris outlines the complete philosophy of his ground-breaking approach. He
examines topics such as language and body language, the first lesson on a new piece, introducing
notation and making the transition to Simultaneous Learning.

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