Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The Perfect Age For Taking Piano Lessons

By Jack Wogan


For many parents the amount of knowledge children gather in school or kindergarten is not enough. Some choose optional classes because they expect perfection from their children while others are simply guided by intuition and preferences. Karate lessons are likely to channel the energy and violence of the young ones towards more creative and disciplined activities. You shouldn't worry if your child doesn't have a passion for anything in particular. The reason could be that she hasn't discovered her talent yet. Trying several artistic or sport classes might help you.

The piano can hardly be appreciated by a child. It is a heavy, classical instrument. But these are exactly the things which draw some of the children towards it. They are those who manifest interest in music and who enjoy listening to various harmonious sounds.

As a parent you are the most entitled to discover the moment when your child will be able to take piano lessons. It is all about communication and about picking up the signals she is sending. First of all, you can take her in a visit to a music school. This way you will see which instrument seems to be more appealing to her. Make sure that she will be allowed to become familiar with them, meaning to touch the keys of the piano and see whether she enjoys the sounds.

There are two major situations: the one in which your child is fascinated by the instrument and wants to play it herself, and the one when she dislikes the sound and maybe she is also scared by their depth. As a good parent you should apply rule number one: don't force the child into taking these lessons. This decision will spare you the money and the time invested, before having to see the child yawn or be unwilling to learn.

Reading is very important. Musicians have to read notes and traditional piano classes involve reading notes. If your child can do that than the progress will soon become visible.

Children are smart, beautiful and gifted, but first of all they are children. They can't stay focused and all they want to do is play. That is why you should avoid making a young child sit for a long time in the same place and focus on the same activity. According to the experts a good age to learn to play piano is the same age as the one for school.




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