Alternate theories to development are the personal, psychosocial, and moral development theories. By using the knowledge of these theories, the instructor of the private piano lesson may be able to adjust their lesson to the student and help shape the student’s development in each of these three categories. The instructor can have an impact on things such as self-concept, self-esteem, industry, initiative, and moral judgement.
Personal Development is the development of personality traits that impact the way that a person works with their environment. The two main parts of personal development are self-concept and self-esteem. Self-concept is the cognitive assessment that a person gives to their ability in the areas of physical, social, and …show more content…
Erik Erikson developed eight crises that shape identity. The instructor can use the knowledge of these crises and how the student solves them to better understand the psychosocial development of the student. Industry versus Inferiority is a crisis that the seven year old student will likely be solving while taking lessons. Industry is a sense of pride in their accomplishments. Inferiority is doubting one’s skill sets. By encouraging the student and providing positive feedback when appropriate, the instructor can help solve this crisis in the maladaptation way; towards industry. With the crises solved toward industry, the student will be more apt to work hard and take pride in even the smallest accomplishments. Another crises that the student may be solving during the beginning of their musical career is Initiative versus Guilt. When resolved, this crisis determines how independent one will be in their life. If the student solves this crisis towards initiative, they will be more apt to take extra steps and extra practice time towards piano to improve …show more content…
Lawrence Kohlberg found three levels, made of six stages, of moral development. The instructor could use their knowledge of these stages in their lesson to understand why the student is acting a certain way. Two levels of moral judgement the student could be in are the Preconventional Level and the Conventional Level. The student could be taking piano lessons and practicing due to the second stage of Kohlberg’s theory, Instrumental Relativist. The student could be rewarded at home for taking lessons and for practicing a set amount of time. If the instructor knows the student is practicing solely for this reason, the instructor could perhaps push the student to practice for a different reason, such as improvement being what the student is rewarded instead of a treat or something else. If the student is practicing because of the Good Boy/Nice Girl stage, and wanting to gain the approval of others, the instructor might push the student to focus on the importance of self approval over approval of others. Having this knowledge will help the instructor guide the student’s goals when practicing in order to hopefully have the student practicing and taking piano for the correct
Personal Development is the development of personality traits that impact the way that a person works with their environment. The two main parts of personal development are self-concept and self-esteem. Self-concept is the cognitive assessment that a person gives to their ability in the areas of physical, social, and …show more content…
Erik Erikson developed eight crises that shape identity. The instructor can use the knowledge of these crises and how the student solves them to better understand the psychosocial development of the student. Industry versus Inferiority is a crisis that the seven year old student will likely be solving while taking lessons. Industry is a sense of pride in their accomplishments. Inferiority is doubting one’s skill sets. By encouraging the student and providing positive feedback when appropriate, the instructor can help solve this crisis in the maladaptation way; towards industry. With the crises solved toward industry, the student will be more apt to work hard and take pride in even the smallest accomplishments. Another crises that the student may be solving during the beginning of their musical career is Initiative versus Guilt. When resolved, this crisis determines how independent one will be in their life. If the student solves this crisis towards initiative, they will be more apt to take extra steps and extra practice time towards piano to improve …show more content…
Lawrence Kohlberg found three levels, made of six stages, of moral development. The instructor could use their knowledge of these stages in their lesson to understand why the student is acting a certain way. Two levels of moral judgement the student could be in are the Preconventional Level and the Conventional Level. The student could be taking piano lessons and practicing due to the second stage of Kohlberg’s theory, Instrumental Relativist. The student could be rewarded at home for taking lessons and for practicing a set amount of time. If the instructor knows the student is practicing solely for this reason, the instructor could perhaps push the student to practice for a different reason, such as improvement being what the student is rewarded instead of a treat or something else. If the student is practicing because of the Good Boy/Nice Girl stage, and wanting to gain the approval of others, the instructor might push the student to focus on the importance of self approval over approval of others. Having this knowledge will help the instructor guide the student’s goals when practicing in order to hopefully have the student practicing and taking piano for the correct