Daughter wants to stop learning piano

[metz]

buds:

Thanks for the link, chamonix.
I appreciate it lots. If this tortoise does
come out of its shell and finally decides
to begin blogging, the tortoise will slowly
tell you. Hahaa! :lol:

Yes, Madam! :rahrah:

[Poonie]

Hi Chamonix, your son plays well. Certainly alot of practice put in. In youtube, search ' piano children concert, you'll get this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixqTp0HQrC4

[metz]

Hi Poonie,


Your kids are excellent! Are you a music teacher yourself?

I certainly hope he would put in more effort into practising by himself. He started on serious playing only a month ago. He wanted both violin and piano. I agreed on the condition that he must work hard to perfect all the pieces he’s learning. So far, he’s taking the challenge well as long as I sit beside him. He’s working on that piece together with another couple of other easy arrangements.

Actually I’m at a crossroad now. My son wants to learn both violin and piano. Not sure if I should make him choose and focus on one. Any advice?

[metz]

Gosh, I just went through your videos. Very inspiring! I like the way your daughter moves her arms and body in the concert. She's so musical! :love:


Can you share with me the books/score your kids are playing, especially the ones your son is playing? They are so delightful!

[buds]

Wah lao, Poonie…

See your girl play so shiok…
Very inspiring indeed and i agree
with chamonix, she seems extremely
musically inclined! Head swinging… arms
lifting… very very very graceful. I’m blown away!

[schellen]

daisyt:

I just with to clarify a bit for my case. As my girl was in the higher grade at that time of losing interest, so I believe equipment can be one of her reasons. She could not play out the feelings she want.

If DD continues learning the piano without losing interest, then we will consider getting a good upright one for her. Benefits me too as I prefer the feel of an actual piano.

(Sometimes, after practising, DD plays with the other functions on the keyboard so at least, she still appreciates the keyboard.)

[vlim]

my daughter, p1, after learning 2 yrs of piano still not ok for grade 1 exam and she said very hard and she wish to stop learning.. so how??? My boy now p4 practising for grade 3 practical exam. so if I allow my dd to quit I think he would want to quit also

[metz]

[quote]You are now an inspiration to both auntie's

DDs to keep practising to improve. [/quote]Hi buds,
Let's work hard at inspiring our kids to put in more effort! :celebrate:

[Herbie]

My kids are learning violin and I inspire them by playing the violin music at home, watching youtube etc.


Teacher’s teaching style also play a part too. Do sit in when she is having her piano lesson and see what she is learning and what she needs to practice…

I sit in for both my kids violin lesson.

When they first started i do not sit in during their lessons so dun know what they are being taught in the music school. As a result, they had learnt violin for 2 years and still can’t play properly and loose interest. So we stopped their violin lesson. Subsequently, my kids went to their cousin’s place and saw her cousin playing the violin and that inspired them to retake up the violin lessons.

[Herbie]

Also go for concert too can motivate the child…