The First Lesson
February 5, 2010 by Admin
photo credit: mahalie A beginners first lesson is always a tense experience. Knowing that very educated eyes are watching is enough to rattle even an experienced professional. Most ordinary teachers don't even consider how nervous a beginner may be during their first lesson.
Before the lesson begins, a truly good instructor will spend at least fifteen to twenty minutes, with the new student, talking quietly somewhere other than on the practice range. There are two reasons: 1) The instructor needs to know what direction the student wants to take. 2) It gives the instructor the opportunity to get the student to relax.
The wise instructor knows that unless their student is relaxed, nothing may be accomplished during the lesson period. He also knows what he has to do to meet the goals the student has set.
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