I remember the instructions I got in my early piano lessons:

–   “Play this passage again with a stronger sound.”;
–   “Don’t place your fingers like this, look at mine how to do it.”; or:
–   “Play this chord instead of that one.”

I did it of course, but I still didn’t have any clue of the why I should do all those things. In my head, I had more than one question mark and I was seriously committed to finding the reason why I had to change things. Because in the end the reason is the core of the problem. Sometimes I had the sensation teachers just provided me with shortcuts and not the full explanations I needed to find my own way of playing the piano. Fortunately afterwards I met some great teachers who were willing to transmit their knowledge to me. For me, the successful teacher it’s the one that gives students ways to understand the problems they’re facing and being able to find solutions independently and creatively. This is what I want to transmit to you, so you won’t be left with question marks.