Each piano student must deal with what works best for them.
I’ve seen some courses working magic for some students yet they do nothing for others.
What makes the difference between one course to another?
It has to do with the individual talents and learning style.
Our learning style changes as we progress. As a beginner, we might prefer a certain regiment learning style. We want to practice the material backward and forward.
But as one grow and develops one’s talent, the learning style also changes.
What I practice today is certainly not what I practiced years ago when I began improvisation.
While books, courses, and teachers are valuable catalysts in developing our musicianship, ultimately each one of has to become attuned to one’s particular needs,and the ability to discern our strengths and weaknesses. We need to be able to diagnose the areas we are weak in and devise strategies to overcome them in a constructive manner.
Ultimately we need to become our own teacher and teach ourselves. As we grow, we gain insights to know how to teach ourselves. In the process, we have understood the path of understanding in such a way that we know how to teach others also because of what we have been able to experience ourselves.