Piano Teaching--Traditional Or Recreational? What's The Difference?

The article discusses the difference between Recreational Music Making (RMM) teaching and traditional teaching. According to the authors, traditional teaching can be stressful for both teacher and student with its emphasis on performance. Traditional teaching is usually taught during limited after school hours. If traditional teachers are predominantly focusing on school-age students, they are increasingly aware of the competition for their students' time with countless other activities. However, RMM teaching is designed to be fun and social. It makes music making accessible for anyone and puts as its first priority the needs and desires of the student. RMM teaching is stress-free, since high level performance is not required.