Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Reasons Your Children Could Be Quitting Piano

By Steven Graham


Every parent takes pride in his or her child being a musical instrumentalist. Many look for the best schools and enroll their children. It is disheartening when to see them quitting piano classes before they become masters. What could be the reason and how can the issue be reversed? Here are a few explanations and remedies to consider.

Lack of time to practice causes many learners to drop out. Music, like every other art requires numerous practice hours to master. The child may be concentrating on school work or the guardians fail to appreciate the need to practice. You need to encourage the learner to spend time practicing and ensure that practice is not an option. This is the only way they will master the keys.

Check whether the trainer is handling the students well. Musical instruments are supposed to be fun. Further, children have very sensitive personalities. If they are not handled well, they will abandon learning. Good handling involves speaking in a soft tone and explaining the concepts clearly. Identify a trainer who has a reputation of handling children well. You will keep learners in class longer.

Too much pressure will discourage children from continuing with lessons. Children consider music lessons to be for fun. They therefore expect to be treated with ease. It might be impossible for them to learn if they are handled like it is a fun day. However, do not be too harsh that they fail to desire to return. There are trainers who are gifted in explaining concepts to children until they understand. Choose such trainers.

Did your child choose piano or was it by force. In other case, it is the only musical instrument available to the class. Forcing the child will result in negative reaction, including quitting. If there are other instruments, allow the child to choose. You may even try one instrument at a time until you discover the one he or she loves most.

There could be other activities competing for his or her attention. The time for music lessons should be set. If the lessons take place when other children are playing in the field or the child is sleepy, the results will be disastrous. Identify the perfect time for practice and facilitate the sessions by providing instruments or the teacher. When the timing is perfect, the child will even be rushing to learn.

Competition is important when children are learning. When there is no competition, learners are complacent. With competition, they also show off a lot. There is also motivation because one can spot areas of strength and weakness while getting assistance from peers. Without competition, creativity will be diminished. Enter the children into contests and they will always look forward to the lesson.

There is a reason why a student would want to quit music. As a guardian, you have a duty to understand this reason. Too much pressure is discouraged. You also need to exercise a great deal of patience because musical instruments are arts that take time to perfect. With a friendly learning environment, you will have a star pianist within a very short time.




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