Where this sits
Three steps, three different questions. One sheet trying to cover all three does none of them well.
The first meeting
Interview Question Map
Ask the right questions and you see the child, and the family, as they actually are.
β Open
Taking them on
Student Record Form
Filled once. How the household runs, when lessons will actually work, and whether you take this student.
β Open (Chinese)
Every lesson
Lesson Progress Tracker
What happened today, what goes home, what to check first next week. A living record that accumulates.
β You are hereThe one design decision that matters: homework completion is not logged on the day it's assigned. It's the first field of the next lesson. A grade written on the day is your impression; what you see a week later is the fact. Move that one field and the sheet stops being a diary and starts being a tracker.
Whose book is this
Background details live in the record form. No need to ask twice.
Repertoire Overview
One glance shows what this student has and what they don't. The empty rows are your teaching gaps for the next three months.
| Category | Book / Title | What it's for | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TechniqueScales, arpeggios, exercises | ||||
| StudiesTargeting one obstacle | ||||
| Baroque | ||||
| Classical | ||||
| Romantic | ||||
| 20th c. & later | ||||
| EnsembleDuets, four hands | ||||
| Performance pieceRecital or competition | ||||
| What they asked to play |
How to read it: you don't need to fill every row. The blanks are the point. If a student has had "Ensemble" and "What they asked to play" empty for two terms running, that isn't the student's problem β it's the curriculum's.
Lesson Record Cards
One card per lesson. The first field of each card collects what you assigned in the last one.