{"id":481,"date":"2020-06-18T17:34:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T09:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philipyeoh.com\/mymusicallife\/?p=481"},"modified":"2021-02-17T18:59:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:59:51","slug":"why-choose-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philipyeoh.com\/mymusicallife\/why-choose-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Why choose The Good Pianist? (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: The views expressed in this post are strictly mine alone.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone living in a cosmopolitan city like Hong Kong and intending to enroll in piano lessons probably knows that there are thousands of piano teachers in this city. Which begs the question: how does one find a suitable teacher? What factors need to be considered? Or should one just plunge in and hope for the best?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generally, people who are looking for a piano teacher (either for themselves or their children) have one or more of the following in mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Price<\/li><li>Location<\/li><li>Availability<\/li><li>Qualifications<\/li><li>Experience<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s look at each of these in turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Price<\/strong>: This is probably the Number One question prospective students ask me first. All I can say is\u2014don&#8217;t take pricing as the most important factor in making your decision. There are teachers who charge cheaper rates (perhaps they are just starting out and\/or they don&#8217;t have much experience) and conversely there are teachers who charge more because they have been in this business for a long time. Of course, my advice would be to go with a teacher who has had a lot of teaching experience (more about this later).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: This wields a lot of importance, as it would make traveling to and from the teacher&#8217;s studio less of a hassle. Hong Kong is blessed with a good and efficient public transport network. I&#8217;m pleased to say that The Good Pianist is located at a convenient spot in Tsim Sha Tsui. The nearest MTR is Tsim Sha Tsui station and many buses ply Chatham Road South, which is very close to my studio. If you&#8217;re coming by car, ample public parking is available nearby. There are also numerous cafes and restaurants if you need to eat or just to while the time away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Availability<\/strong>: The times that the teacher and student are available for lessons is another factor to be considered. Usually, this can be worked out in most cases and doesn&#8217;t present any problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part 2 will deal with qualifications and experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-f4d02b9f\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-7f9b0199 has-mobile-text-align-center\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater\" href=\"https:\/\/philipyeoh.com\/mymusicallife\/why-choose-the-good-pianist-part-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">Go to Part 2<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: The views expressed in this post are strictly mine alone. Anyone living in a cosmopolitan city like Hong Kong and intending to enroll in piano lessons probably knows that there are thousands of piano teachers in this city. Which begs the question: how does one find a suitable teacher? 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