Really productive morning, after an exhausting weekend. Just confirming more tour dates, venue negotiations, finishing off some of the Christmas material. All in all, pretty good.
The first drum lesson of the day was fine, one of my regulars who was in good spirits and I know what he needs to learn and how to get there. The second lesson though, well...where do I start? Let's just say it was a difficult one, a rare stumbling block on my surprisingly easy run as a teacher so far. The kid just doesn't want to learn, and he kicks off about it, constantly, and won't listen. It's been the same for weeks now. Today, his grandparents were in the lesson watching what was happening, trying to discipline him but struggling, he was out of control. Lesson ended with me well aware that I have a waiting list, and I'd rather teach somebody who wants to learn, but with the Dad running after me wearing only a bath towel asking me to come back next week. I will because I like the family, but the kid needs to calm down. Or the parents should stop making him do something he doesn't want to do?
My third lesson of the day was a total joy with one of my regulars, a lovely bloke and he did his first gig at the weekend and was buzzing about it. THIS is what it's all about. Evening ended with a double lesson with my usual Monday night students, both of whom were on good form.
That felt like a long day, but I'm learning all the time that this teaching thing is different every day. Better than being sat in an office all day, I guess?
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