I just think that the teachers who are responding to this post are indicating why they chose the durations for lessons that they do. Personally, half hours are just right for new, naive students who find the time filled with new information. I encourage 45 min. when the student and I believe it is "time" and 1 hr. is definitely reserved for more "serious" study. What we have to remember is that teachers set up their students differently and keep what works and throw away what doesn't. This diversity will not change. We just need to agree to disagree. When I first took singing (we won't say how long ago that was), I could have stayed for an entire day, sucking as much out of my teacher as I could. I was that overjoyed to begin the process. After the novelty wore off, I enjoyed my half hour classes and saw the validity of the amount of technique and repertoire that one could cover if prepared. I did, however, still look forward to the time when I would require longer lessons. Jacqueline ps...one more thought...Age of the student is also a factor to me as well as the type of singing lesson. My musical theatre students all take 45 min. because we're covering much more than singing. Classical exam students also do 45 min. or hourly classes. Visit our website at: http://www.tbmall.com/slightlyoffbroadway Read Jacqueline's musical theatre articles at: http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/musical_theatre and http://www.musicaltheatreinfo.com
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