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Originally Posted by Baterista_Jelkhouse  Hi, I'm new on this forum as of today, but I don't agree with some of what you're saying there.
There might be some truth to the last part about working harder because of harsh criticism, but I think that CONSTRUCTIVE criticism is the way to go when teaching or commenting. I am NOT at all advocating superficiality and insincerity, but I think that criticism in general should be helpful and not a deck in the face.
Giving no praise to someone who you didn't think sounded good is a good teaching and beneficial "tactic." A reward, being praise, is a good option to good performance and I think works to the benefit of anyone still learning (everyone).
Someone earlier made a comment about training dogs and (correct me if I'm wrong) applied it to teaching or drumming... but I have to say, humans are in fact, humans...not dogs. I agree that the concept can be applied to drumming and learning : ) |
I never meant to insult them in any way, but yes constructive criticism is what I was aiming for. Do not simply tell them that they are doing good or that they are awesome but simply correct them. Tell them what they need to improve on and how to make their technique better. Totally bringing someone down is the wrong path to take but telling them that it could sound better if you do this blah blah can totally help. Once again it all depends on the player and the personality that they have. If they are totally stubborn and don't listen sometimes you have to bring them down so that they can see and improve.