Is your child learning to play the piano? Do you find them struggling to concentrate or with motivation with learning? Then let's go through some ideas that may help your situation.
Getting Them Interested In The Piano
Your first job is to try and get them interested and wanting to learn how to play the piano. You should try and get your child interested in music from an early age, introducing to them the joys that music can bring you.
Kids will often follow in their parents footsteps, so if they see you taking an interest in the piano and playing it then they are more likely to want to learn themselves. Play the piano to your child from a young age and often. Get them involved by humming or singing along with what you play.
Also, get them from a young age engaging with the piano by letting them press the keys so they can discover for themselves the different sounds each key makes. Children will be fascinated by the noise that the piano keys make and should grab their attention straight away.
Professional Tuition May Help
If you are struggling to teach your child to play the piano yourself or even if you want them to learn but you don't actually know how to play yourself then either hiring a private tutor or taking them to music classes will definitely help.
A music academy like LVL Music Academy as they will have the expertise in teaching your child the piano and know how to motivate them.
Professional music teachers are experienced in helping children learn musical instruments like the piano and will also know how to make it a fun and enjoyable experience for them.
Make Practise Time A Daily Routine
Like with most things in life the more you practise the better you will get, so getting your child in the habit from early age to practise on a daily base can speed up there piano playing ability.
You need to make sure that they want to be practising though, as forced practise won't lead to good results. Make practise time fun for them and join in with them. Although you want it to become a daily routine, don't have set times for how long they need to practise. A good productive ten minute practise session is better than a forced, unproductive hour long session.
So let your child dictate how long they practise for each day, as previously mentioned you want your child to enjoy the experience of learning the piano, which if they do will help their development as they will want to practise and get better as they enjoy it.
Use Bribes
This may seem a counter intuitive but bribing your child to practise more is not always a bad thing. Even if they love the piano and learning how to play it, kids can sometimes get easily distracted with a new toy or a tv program so it can be hard to drag them away from it.
So offering them a small bribe like their favourite sweets or chocolate, or staying up later than normal, can help in getting them to practise more often.
It's important that this doesn't become a daily occurrence thomas eventuality the offer of bribing will stop working as your children will be expecting it, so keep this hand trick for those more difficult situations.
Record Them Playing
This can be a great idea to help motivate your child to improve. Record them playing from their music worksheet so that you can both listen back, then you can spot the improvements from previous weeks recordings.
It should help them realise how much they are improving with all the practise they are putting in which in turn should push them on to want to improve even more.
Get Creative With Their Learning
Children love when their parents get involved with their hobbies and passions so make sure you are involved with every step of their practise sessions.
Be creative with their practise time so that it doesn't become the same old day in and day out. Mix things up as much as possible. Creating fun games within their learning time. Sing along with them as they play the piano.
Get them practising playing different styles and genres of music, as to open their eyes to all variations of music.
Very importantly if during a practise session you can see your child begging to get bored, change up how they are practising straight away. Children need variety as well as structure to help them learn. The more artistic your child is the more they will need different ways to express themselves with learning.
Be Enthusiastic and Encouraging
Children learn best when they are being encouraged and whoever is teaching them is enthusiastic about their piano playing skills.
When your child is doing well, tell them that they are, tell them how proud you are of them. On days when they are making mistakes or struggling don't shout or yell at them, be patient and give them encouragement. Instead of pointing out their mistakes, point out the good things they are doing before gently showing them ways to improve on things they may be getting wrong.
You want the learning experience to be an enjoyable one for your child so that they want to practise more and improve. If there practise time isn't enjoyable then they are less likely to carry on with learning the piano and will get disheartened and move on to something else
A happy child takes in more information and learns a lot quicker than an unhappy child, so make the experience an enjoyable one for them.
To Summarise
The piano is a wonderful music instrument to learn and can bring most people joy and happiness. Like adults, all children need a fun environment to help them learn.
So try and use some of the above ideas to help make their practise time a more enjoyable one.
Your first job is to try and get them interested and wanting to learn how to play the piano. You should try and get your child interested in music from an early age, introducing to them the joys that music can bring you.
Kids will often follow in their parents footsteps, so if they see you taking an interest in the piano and playing it then they are more likely to want to learn themselves. Play the piano to your child from a young age and often. Get them involved by humming or singing along with what you play.
Also, get them from a young age engaging with the piano by letting them press the keys so they can discover for themselves the different sounds each key makes. Children will be fascinated by the noise that the piano keys make and should grab their attention straight away.
Professional Tuition May Help
If you are struggling to teach your child to play the piano yourself or even if you want them to learn but you don't actually know how to play yourself then either hiring a private tutor or taking them to music classes will definitely help.
A music academy like LVL Music Academy as they will have the expertise in teaching your child the piano and know how to motivate them.
Professional music teachers are experienced in helping children learn musical instruments like the piano and will also know how to make it a fun and enjoyable experience for them.
Make Practise Time A Daily Routine
Like with most things in life the more you practise the better you will get, so getting your child in the habit from early age to practise on a daily base can speed up there piano playing ability.
You need to make sure that they want to be practising though, as forced practise won't lead to good results. Make practise time fun for them and join in with them. Although you want it to become a daily routine, don't have set times for how long they need to practise. A good productive ten minute practise session is better than a forced, unproductive hour long session.
So let your child dictate how long they practise for each day, as previously mentioned you want your child to enjoy the experience of learning the piano, which if they do will help their development as they will want to practise and get better as they enjoy it.
Use Bribes
This may seem a counter intuitive but bribing your child to practise more is not always a bad thing. Even if they love the piano and learning how to play it, kids can sometimes get easily distracted with a new toy or a tv program so it can be hard to drag them away from it.
So offering them a small bribe like their favourite sweets or chocolate, or staying up later than normal, can help in getting them to practise more often.
It's important that this doesn't become a daily occurrence thomas eventuality the offer of bribing will stop working as your children will be expecting it, so keep this hand trick for those more difficult situations.
Record Them Playing
This can be a great idea to help motivate your child to improve. Record them playing from their music worksheet so that you can both listen back, then you can spot the improvements from previous weeks recordings.
It should help them realise how much they are improving with all the practise they are putting in which in turn should push them on to want to improve even more.
Get Creative With Their Learning
Children love when their parents get involved with their hobbies and passions so make sure you are involved with every step of their practise sessions.
Be creative with their practise time so that it doesn't become the same old day in and day out. Mix things up as much as possible. Creating fun games within their learning time. Sing along with them as they play the piano.
Get them practising playing different styles and genres of music, as to open their eyes to all variations of music.
Very importantly if during a practise session you can see your child begging to get bored, change up how they are practising straight away. Children need variety as well as structure to help them learn. The more artistic your child is the more they will need different ways to express themselves with learning.
Be Enthusiastic and Encouraging
Children learn best when they are being encouraged and whoever is teaching them is enthusiastic about their piano playing skills.
When your child is doing well, tell them that they are, tell them how proud you are of them. On days when they are making mistakes or struggling don't shout or yell at them, be patient and give them encouragement. Instead of pointing out their mistakes, point out the good things they are doing before gently showing them ways to improve on things they may be getting wrong.
You want the learning experience to be an enjoyable one for your child so that they want to practise more and improve. If there practise time isn't enjoyable then they are less likely to carry on with learning the piano and will get disheartened and move on to something else
A happy child takes in more information and learns a lot quicker than an unhappy child, so make the experience an enjoyable one for them.
To Summarise
The piano is a wonderful music instrument to learn and can bring most people joy and happiness. Like adults, all children need a fun environment to help them learn.
So try and use some of the above ideas to help make their practise time a more enjoyable one.
