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THOUGHTS ON PIANO LESSONS.....
In these times when children can seem to expect everything to come quickly, the opportunity to learn a musical instrument offers them something very different. In some ways it is the equivalent to the process of learning to swim or ride a bike. It has really good challenges in co-ordinating hand to eye control. Learning to read music is also like learning another language. Developing a musical ear so that you can pick out and play your favourite tunes and accompany them with chords is very satisfying.
THOUGHTS ON PRACTICE.....
PLEASE
NOTE THAT ALL YOUNG CHILDREN WHO LEARN A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WILL NEED
AN ADULT OVER-VIEWING THEIR PRACTICE. PUPILS NEED A KEYBOARD
AT HOME TO PRACTICE ON. VERY YOUNG CHILDREN WILL NEED CLOSE SUPERVISION
FOR SHORT SESSIONS OF PRACTICE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO EXPERIMENT FOR
PLEASURE.
WEBSITES OF INTEREST......
BONGO CLUB: A link to Early Years Musical fun and learning
BEGINNING LESSONS: This links you to an article about the benefits of learning piano
HOW PIANO LESSONS BENEFIT YOUNG CHILDREN : This links you to the Creativity Institute.
For an article about the value of musical learning for very young children follow this link:-
http://www.menc.org/information
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