| Is there any other educational area where students | | | | Because parents are in charge of their children's |
| are taught only in a one-on-one situation, not really? | | | | schedule and curriculum, home school students can set |
| In essence, this is what classical piano students do. It is | | | | their own pace and spend more time on music than in |
| very important and monotonous for students who are | | | | the public or private schools. Music is even more fun |
| learning to play the piano to practice everyday, this | | | | when you can share it with others. Young children |
| takes discipline which you do not see in children or | | | | have the ability to learn music theory and are able to |
| parents. Both of these attitudes create artificial | | | | learn concepts on the keyboard as the children grow |
| limitations for students that hinder their ability to grow | | | | and develop their musical ear. |
| and develop musically. Here's the message piano | | | | If your children know their alphabet and how to identify |
| students need to hear -- "Your effort matters and it | | | | numbers and count, they're old enough to start learning |
| makes a difference. | | | | music theory. With the rise of the internet more adults |
| However, about a third of parents do too much and | | | | have learned that taking piano lesson does not have |
| try to take over responsibility for their child's progress, | | | | be taught in classrooms or studios it can be taught |
| which hinders their child's ability to develop positive | | | | over the internet, this helps with today's busy |
| learning skills on their own. To help their children learn | | | | schedules and adults do not have to be locked into a |
| and accomplish their goals, parents need to focus on | | | | schedule. |
| the process and content of the learning rather than the | | | | Well, you might find this hard to believe, but |
| final product.What the young student doesn't | | | | encouraging your child taking piano lessons to practice |
| understand is the piano learning process. | | | | doesn't have to be a struggle. They do want to be |
| Private lessons have good and bad connotation | | | | sure, however, that their young child is old enough to |
| associated with them, sometimes children create a | | | | benefit from formal musical training. |
| dependence on the teacher and it is hard for children | | | | One of the choices that parents have when their child |
| to overcome this and children are not encouraged to | | | | is beginning piano lessons is whether to enroll their son |
| develop their own independence when it comes to | | | | or daughter in a private or group lesson. |
| learning the necessary skills, on the other hand having | | | | Over time this will make sitting down at the piano to |
| the one on one teaching is very beneficial to the child | | | | practice feel more natural to your young child or your |
| because more can get accomplished in a shorter | | | | older beginner and make learning easier. Establish a |
| period of time. Plus, there is no point in having your child | | | | routine practice time. |
| spend 30 minutes practicing incorrectly without learning | | | | Set meaningful goals that will last, focus on the "What" |
| their pieces when the material can be mastered in 10 | | | | and the "Why. |
| minutes with good practice habits. | | | | |