If you play for a ballet class over a period of 6 months and still don't know the names of the students, do not allow them to become aware of this fact.
Reasons:
-Who'da thought... the egos of teenagers are bruised when they discover that you haven't even learned their name, "but I know YOUR name..."
-This gives them many tangents on which to go off and talk about during the class and any hopes at discipline during said class are ruined.
-They all suddenly and loudly tell you their names, expecting that this is the magical day when you will finally figure out their names.
In conclusion, traditional ballet pianists sit behind the piano and only occasionally draw attention to themselves - they are happy to never be noticed so that they can read their favourite magazines between exercises. While I've avoided that so far, maybe there is rhyme and reason to that approach...
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