Teaching piano to little munchkins
Category: Practice and Performance
photo credit: fofurasfelinas
Teaching piano to children has its own set of challenges and rewards. In a previous post I talked about how to know whether your child is ready to play the piano. The next thing you need to know is the types of challenges that you will face… such as… how do you make practice fun? how do you know that your child is learning? how do you ensure that your child gets the most out of their music lesson?
Children generally have shorter attention spans than adults, so it is important to break up the lesson into fun, manageable activities. For children ages 4-6 I would recommend a lesson from 15 minutes up to 1/2 hour long – depending on the attention span of the child. Each child is different.
So how do you make practice fun? Well, take a lesson from modern early childhood education. I love talking with my teacher friends and finding out all about the fun activities that they plan for their classrooms. Have a repetoire of activities that you can practice with your child. This can include flash cards, note recognition games, clap-back games, and more! Fire up your creative juices! (Or take a page from my book and take advantage of google.)
Apparently I have a short attention span too. We’ll continue this thread later – until next time!
Posted on March 9th, 2009 by sharlene
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