Ahh yes, I see your point... but I'm kinda at the stage where (HD'd 8th grade earlier last year) I'm not so much being taught, but rather, being given pointers on the finer points of playing - for example, I play him something, he says what's wrong with it, etc.. That's what I did with my old teacher anyway, but he was a bit of a grump. Sometimes you can learn lots just by talking to/watching guys who really REALLY know what they're doing.
And I spose it's just relieving to finally have a teacher who's a stunning pianist AND a really nice guy, after 3 and a half years of learning from a lady who isn't much good, and a guy who has a pole up his arse.
Sometimes all you need is a great player with a positive attitude to be inspired enough to practise more.
Oh, and he drives in from the conservatorium ( 2 and a half hours away) every Friday to teach in my tiny home town! REALLY exciting, coz there aren't a whole heap of good teachers where I come from.
