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Advance to Music Telephone: (858) 748-8944 Cell: (858) 248-2490
Address: 13349 Montego Dr., Poway, CA 92064 E-mail: rosiemace@advancetomusic.com
There will be "ups" and "downs" along the way - there will be times when your child will be eager and
excited to play the piano, and there will be other times when it will be up to you to be the leader and help
them stay on course. It is natural for a child to sometimes not "feel like practicing:", or even to have
periods when he or she may want to quit taking piano lessons. In such cases there are several things to
consider:
1.You as a parent know best what is good for your child, and you can see the long term consequences,
while your child can not. You would not let them to quit going to school if, for a time they do not want to
go, and later on your child will be grateful to you for that. I have talked to many adults and none of them
are happy that they stopped taking piano lessons as children.
2. In my opinion it is very important to encourage children to persist and achieve in every area of their
life, not to develop a "quitter" attitude.
3. Talk to the piano teacher about the issue, and to your child - sometimes a little extra encouragement,
or a change in the repertoire can work out miracles. The piano teacher has a variety of methods, and
experience to draw on, and will choose the best solution depending on your child's needs and
personality.
4. Lastly, if you find out that your child's desire to stop taking piano lessons is not just a temporary
period of discouragement, but that he or she has truly lost interest, it will be better to find an alternative
activity that they will enjoy.
excited to play the piano, and there will be other times when it will be up to you to be the leader and help
them stay on course. It is natural for a child to sometimes not "feel like practicing:", or even to have
periods when he or she may want to quit taking piano lessons. In such cases there are several things to
consider:
1.You as a parent know best what is good for your child, and you can see the long term consequences,
while your child can not. You would not let them to quit going to school if, for a time they do not want to
go, and later on your child will be grateful to you for that. I have talked to many adults and none of them
are happy that they stopped taking piano lessons as children.
2. In my opinion it is very important to encourage children to persist and achieve in every area of their
life, not to develop a "quitter" attitude.
3. Talk to the piano teacher about the issue, and to your child - sometimes a little extra encouragement,
or a change in the repertoire can work out miracles. The piano teacher has a variety of methods, and
experience to draw on, and will choose the best solution depending on your child's needs and
personality.
4. Lastly, if you find out that your child's desire to stop taking piano lessons is not just a temporary
period of discouragement, but that he or she has truly lost interest, it will be better to find an alternative
activity that they will enjoy.
