All About Choosing Piano Schools And Teachers

[dolphin]

Hi,


My boy will turn 4yo this nov. He has been attending keyboard class in his full day childcare ctr since beg Mar 09. I was told by his teacher that he can curl his fingers … something good , i guess.

I am just wondering should I enrol him in some music school (group / 1-1)to learn piano or engage a 1-1 ptd teacher.

Any recommendation for good teacher in the east?

Any advise.

[Mandie]

Hi Sleepy


I just saw your PM on pinao teacher, but your account does not accept reply of PM. how?

[smile]

Hi happy day,


Any recommendation for good teachers at central to north ?

Thanks

[canacraft]

Hi… Can anyone recommend a good piano teacher to travel to Sembawang. Thanks a heap!

[tamarind]

happy day:

keyboard and piano are different touching

if parents willing to play long term in piano (or have exam), better start from piano.
keyboard is very soft touching will make the student's hand spoilt
play piano, need strong hand (not power from body) but power from han only.
some of my student, practise with keyboard. Than after a week, they never practise anymore. Because for (young children) them, they already can feel and recognize keyboard is different sound and different length from piano

Buy piano still can sell (have value), buy keyboard just can sell it at karong goni man.

GOOD LUCK

My 6 year old girl has been practicing on the electronic keyboard at home since she started to learn piano in April this year. She still enjoys practicing on the electronic keyboard now.

What you wrote about the differences is certainly important. I plan to buy a piano when she passed her grade 1 and grade 2 exams

[corneyAmber]

Hi Tamarind,


You can’t wait till she passes gr 1 or 2 then u get a piano. It will be wiser to get a piano when she is preparing for grade 1 as she has to get used to touch when going for exam.

[twinklestars2]

hi pianojazzy,


my gal hv been attending cristofori since last aug when she was 5.
so far she is doing fine definitely not fantastic.. able to recognise notes but i feel she is not making progress and nowhere near to Grade 1... not tat even mentioned by the teacher. one disadvantage of going to school is u cannot even hold a proper conversation with the teacher as her next student will already be waiting for her music lesson.
sigh... now tat we r moving to bt panjang, we r gonna to transfer her to another school but i would like to escalate her learning towards music by finding a motivated and diligent private teacher. will u hav any recommendations? i cannot take you cos u r staying in the east... boo..boo

[corneyAmber]

Will PM you my friend’s contact.

[checkered]

Hi Mowmow and mandie, would like to know more, have pm you ^_^.

[acforfamily]

tamarind:

I plan to buy a piano when she passed her grade 1 and grade 2 exams

Hi tamarind,
I started my son on keyboard ( Yamaha electone ). As he progressed, his teacher commented that his technique is not up to par. This could be because his previous electone teacher did not emphasise proper technique to him and that he could still play the keyboard with straight fingers. Subsequently, I got him piano lessons and his technique is much better now - he can't play well on the piano if he can't curl his fingers, so he had to consciously try to do it.
Just wanted to share my experience so your kid does not have to go through the same pain as mine.

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