Mentoring | Coaching | Communication

In music lessons, teachers communicate with their students through technical and artistic as well as emotional and physical processes. This requires a coherent and situationally appropriate communication.

Against the background of various basic rules and models from communication practice, the following topics and questions will be discussed in the lecture and workshops:

• Respectful and trusting atmosphere in the classroom.
• Frame of reference and horizon of the students. Purposeful and adequate language.
• Clear agreements and expectations. Formulating realistic goals together.
• Importance and use of open and closed questions.
• Contact and perception. Observation of non-verbal signals.
• Appropriate handling of closeness and distance. Avoiding boundary crossings.
• The art of feedback. Concrete praise, constructive criticism, solutions, helpful paraphrasing.
• „Talking plainly.“ Appropriate conversation to address problematic behaviors and poor performance.
• Transfer of own experience, dealing with critical feedback.

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From my own experience, I know that artists and educators bring their touchability, passion and emotions to their work. At the same time, they need a certain invulnerability to deal with constant pressure to perform, evaluation and criticism. This is ambivalent and difficult for many.
Careers rarely follow a straight course. Change processes, detours and reorientations are part of our professional lives. Strengthening self-esteem and activating one’s own power resources can be effective here. Above all, dealing with oneself in a dignified manner promotes the development of a calm, self-confident attitude. This makes it easier for us to actively shape new paths and overcome possible blockages. In this context, learning to communicate in a coherent and respectful manner not only makes us more human, but also more effective and inspiring in our professional environment.

• Mentoring during professional changes, reorientations and crises.
• Communication training for designing lessons and for professional conflict and development conversations.
• Strengthening and developing authentic and convincing self-presentation.
• Coaching and preparation for application processes to music colleges and cultural institutions.

I would be happy to support you in these development processes! If you feel addressed, please feel free to contact me.

kontakt@christianeiven.de