Promises from a Piano Teacher

I was signing up for a piano teacher website and was prompted to answer the question: "What can you promise your students?"  This ended up being a rather difficult question to answer in a straightforward manner.  So I instead came up with a more roundabout answer...  Since the learning is dependent on the student, I decided to come up with a very simplified version of my guidelines for proper practicing.  So here goes:

If a student:

1) practices daily,

2) sincerely wants to learn the instrument, and

3) is open to becoming more relaxed and self-confident....

I promise that:

1) beginning students will be playing their first songs within a month,

2) beginning students will know the names of the notes within three months,

3) more advanced students will notice a change in their musicality within three months,

4) more advanced students will notice a dramatic improvement in their technique within six months, and 

5) all students will enjoy the piano more than ever within the first month of lessons.

Again, though, my promises will only come true if the student is diligent about keeping their end of the deal!

Relaxation, confidence, desire to learn, and habitual practice are the four pillars to great practicing!!