Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Perfect Age For Taking Piano Lessons

By Jack Wogan


The things children learn at kindergarten or school are not enough for many parents. Some of them are under the impression that they have a gifted child and ask perfection from her, while others simply act by intuition and preferences. In many cases these optional classes have proved to be very useful, for example to turn the energy and the violence of some youngsters towards creative activities which require a certain discipline like karate classes. The fact that your child doesn't manifest a particular passion for a certain field might only mean that she hasn't discovered it yet. By familiarizing her with several options you might reveal a real talent.

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.

It is mainly the job of a parent to determine the moment when a child is ready for piano lessons. The signals they send and several other aspects are to be taken into account. You could start your investigation by buying a piano, or even better, by taking the child to a music school and allow her to become familiarized with several instruments during this visit.

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.

During music lessons children have to read notes. This is another criterion to help you decide whether it is time for your child to learn to play piano or not. She must be able to read and write in order to make real progresses during these classes.

It is only natural to consider your child the brightest, most beautiful and gifted creature in the world. Nevertheless, she is still a child. This means that she can't focus on an activity for too long and instead of sitting too much in one place she would rather play. For this reason experts have stated that a good age for piano lessons is around the age of school. A seven year old will be able to focus for a longer amount of time especially if they like the lesson.




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