The program is taught very effectively both in groups and privately. If you have never taught in groups before, this is a great opportunity to jump in!  Our live lesson demonstrations follows the progress of a group class, lesson by lesson.

We recommend that teachers are proficient and experienced players. No prior teaching experience is necessary, however it is an advantage to have some to handle general class dynamics. Our Live Lesson demonstrations will give you plenty examples of teaching in a live dynamic teaching situation.

As with most teaching, lesson length will depend on the age group and whether the lesson is private or group. If used as a stand-alone weekly program for young children teachers generally limit the length to around 30 minutes do to shorter concentration spans. However there is no hard and fast rule for this as teachers use their own experience and expertise to decide on the length of class. If running alongside existing curriculum teachers take as much time in a lesson as they need.

In general if taught as a standalone program it takes about 12-18 months to complete though this will vary according to individual circumstances.  The lesson plans include extended lesson suggestions for students that need to travel a little slower. If taught alongside existing materials the program length varies according to individual lesson planning.

Our online training materials are carefully designed to enable you to familiarise yourself with the program in your own time. How long the process takes is largely up to the teacher. It depends on how much time you can give and the playing experience you bring with you. If you are comfortable in the arena of expressive improvisation you will not find the training very challenging. After all it is designed for a wide spectrum of players including absolute beginners. If this is not a familiar playing field, you are in for a treat. Take your time and make this feel like home. The more comfortable you are, the better you will teach. Some teachers process the first journey completely before they teach it. Then they learn the next journey while teaching the first. If this is new to you, maybe it’s wise to process the entire three journeys before you begin teaching so you know where you are heading. This will give you plenty of time to build your confidence. You will develop your own pace as you go. Be aware that the first journey has the sharpest learning curve (both for teachers and students). Each level after that gets more familiar as the concept remains the same throughout.

Our program is called Play a Story. You can experience our program in two different ways: interacting with the Story book and interacting with the Movie. Both are used a little differently.

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A subscription to the Teacher Resources Pack provides you with a licence to teach all InnerMusician programs.  Though the pack comes with a teacher copy of all of the Play a Story learner materials, students are also required to purchase a copy of the learner materials for home use.