| When adults embark on a course of piano lessons, | | | | littering the pages with pictures of pixies, fairies or little |
| they generally know why they're doing it and what | | | | pigs. In all fairness, what else can the publishers do. The |
| they want to get out of it. With kids, it's very different. | | | | difficulty lies in a basic inconsistency in the nature of |
| They learn piano because they're told to. It means that | | | | books themselves. Books are silent and inanimate. No |
| getting them to take their lessons can be a bit more | | | | amount of words, pixies, elves or anything else can |
| difficult than expected. | | | | change that and because of that, the child can never |
| Therefore when children start playing piano, they have | | | | hear what it is he or she is supposed to play. And |
| no plan, they don't even know why they're doing it. | | | | whether they get it wrong or right there?s still no |
| And that is the reason piano lesson for children have | | | | feedback. |
| to be enjoyable and need to produce results fast. | | | | The newest piano lessons for children operate in an |
| They need to fun because this is generally the only | | | | entirely different manner. They?re computerised. They |
| thing that motivates small children. If an activity is | | | | let the child hear the tune that they?re supposed to |
| enjoyable they'll return to it time after time. And they | | | | play befre they play it. Some of the packages I've |
| need to produce results quickly because when kids | | | | seen employ differently colored piano keys to make |
| realize that they can actually play a tune and that | | | | them easier to find whilst several employ a simple |
| they?ve actually achieved something then they?ll want | | | | rewards system to keep children interested. With |
| to do it again. | | | | these sorts of differences, it?s no wonder that they |
| So, How are you going to transform a potentially dull | | | | are so much more successful that the traditional |
| and dreary music lesson into a fun-filled lesson? I can | | | | approach which was held back by a fundamental flaw. |
| tell you that it's got nothing to do with books. If you?ve | | | | There are a number of different programs and |
| ever looked at a children?s? piano lesson book you?ll | | | | products available and you?ll need to see which one |
| find that attempts to enliven them normally consist of | | | | best suits your needs and your budget. |