All About Choosing Piano Schools And Teachers

[skyvelvet]

hi

anyone can recommend a piano teacher for mt son- 8 yr old - grade 2.
to teach at my place. jurong east .
pls PM me or email me @ [email protected]

thanks

[Dreamaurora]

Imami:

XiaoXin:

Not sure where I read it from. Something like.... If a child learns music, his/her IQ immediately increased by 10. Not really sure what it means. But should be beneficial for the child, I guess. Probably, that is also a reason why many parents want their children to learn Music. Will do a search for the article... :siam:

Oh I hv read something along that line too. Here's what I take away from something I hv read - learning to play a piano is like a total Brain workout as it involves reading the notes, manning the foot pedals, listening to the sound and of course with both hands on the keys. While I am not so sure about the iq bit, I am sure such activities expand the capacity of the brain. This in turn will definitely be beneficial for academic learning.

My niece and nephew have been learning the piano for the past 10 yrs. Nephew at grade 8 practical (can't remember his theory, if I remembered correctly, it's grade 7) and niece at grade 6. Both are ip students. I am sure their learning to play the piano must have benefitted their school work in some ways.

There is no concrete proof that learning piano increases IQ, but study did show that people who play piano regenerates brain nerves at faster rate than those who don't. Hence the advice of picking up a musical instrument to counter Alzheimer when we grow older.

Beside learning to appreciate classical piano music, there are many good habits and principles that students can pick up while learning piano. These habits can then be applied to their academic study. For example learning how to organize and segment practice, time management, self-discipline, public presentation, setting goals, research skills, etc.

[waiyean]

longmao.irene:

Hi all,


Desperately need ur advice / feedback on these 2 pianos
WilhemTell ( swiss parts china assembled) fr Gramercy
Bosendorfer ( german parts korean assembled) fr Chiu piano

We didnt consider Yamaha U1 as we feel it is overprice n overated..
We mayb wrong n welcome ur inputs.

Tx!

Which model of Bosendorfer are you looking at? I didn't know that Bosendorfers are assembled in Korea.

[Barbiemoney]

longmao.irene:

Hi all,


Desperately need ur advice / feedback on these 2 pianos
WilhemTell ( swiss parts china assembled) fr Gramercy
Bosendorfer ( german parts korean assembled) fr Chiu piano

We didnt consider Yamaha U1 as we feel it is overprice n overated..
We mayb wrong n welcome ur inputs.

Tx!

Don't ever think of buying Wilhem Tell. it's not durable at all. The piano easily out of tune every tuning in 6 months, the keys touch very light as playing on the electronic keyboard.
Not sure about Bosendorfer. Yamaha U1 it's not overprice, as it's really durable, even the 2nd hand U1 model.

[Barbiemoney]

waiyean:

At what point do you expect your children to be able to sit down and practice without parent or adult sitting beside them? Is it mostly dependent on age, grade?

Mine DD sit on her own-4.5 years old. Beginner grade. If children are going for examination regarless age or grade, I supposed parents must sitting beside them to listen or encourage them.

[Dreamaurora]

Barbiemoney:

waiyean:

At what point do you expect your children to be able to sit down and practice without parent or adult sitting beside them? Is it mostly dependent on age, grade?

Mine DD sit on her own-4.5 years old. Beginner grade. If children are going for examination regarless age or grade, I supposed parents must sitting beside them to listen or encourage them.

Most kids if trained well should be able to sit down and practice by themselves from as young as 4 or even 3. But at this age, their ability to think critically is still not developed yet i.e. they may treat practice sessions as just tinkering sessions on the piano. So it is important as far as possible for parents to sit down with them to help them plan the practices and provide feedbacks on their playings. Parents should also work closely with teachers so they know what to fix or learn during the week.

The age when children can more or less automate their piano learning will depend on their maturity and motivation level. But from my experience, around 8 or 9 years old can more or less give more freedom. Still good idea to help them out from time to time and check their progress.

[longmao.029846irene]

waiyean:

longmao.irene:

Hi all,


Desperately need ur advice / feedback on these 2 pianos
WilhemTell ( swiss parts china assembled) fr Gramercy
Bosendorfer ( german parts korean assembled) fr Chiu piano

We didnt consider Yamaha U1 as we feel it is overprice n overated..
We mayb wrong n welcome ur inputs.

Tx!

Which model of Bosendorfer are you looking at? I didn't know that Bosendorfers are assembled in Korea.

Hi waiyuen,

Went to chui piano, forgot to take dwn d model bt d hght131 gg for 6.5k
N d orher hght121 gg for 5.8k...

Good deal?

[longmao.029846irene]

Barbiemoney:

longmao.irene:

Hi all,


Desperately need ur advice / feedback on these 2 pianos
WilhemTell ( swiss parts china assembled) fr Gramercy
Bosendorfer ( german parts korean assembled) fr Chiu piano

We didnt consider Yamaha U1 as we feel it is overprice n overated..
We mayb wrong n welcome ur inputs.

Tx!

Don't ever think of buying Wilhem Tell. it's not durable at all. The piano easily out of tune every tuning in 6 months, the keys touch very light as playing on the electronic keyboard.
Not sure about Bosendorfer. Yamaha U1 it's not overprice, as it's really durable, even the 2nd hand U1 model.

Hi bariemoney,

Tx for ur prompt reply!
We r really v layman, know nuts abt buying piano..
Yamaha u1, r u refering to d indon or jpn made?

Personally of coz wld find jpn made sounds better... Bt can really feel d pinch
N really worries me if it will turn out to b a super white elephant if DS loses his interests one day...haizzz

[waiyean]

longmao.irene:

waiyean:

[quote=\"longmao.irene\"]Hi all,


Desperately need ur advice / feedback on these 2 pianos
WilhemTell ( swiss parts china assembled) fr Gramercy
Bosendorfer ( german parts korean assembled) fr Chiu piano

We didnt consider Yamaha U1 as we feel it is overprice n overated..
We mayb wrong n welcome ur inputs.

Tx!

Which model of Bosendorfer are you looking at? I didn't know that Bosendorfers are assembled in Korea.

Hi waiyuen,

Went to chui piano, forgot to take dwn d model bt d hght131 gg for 6.5k
N d orher hght121 gg for 5.8k...

Good deal?[/quote]Hi, I only knew Bosendorfer to be quite a premium brand, their uprights going for more than mid 5 digits. Not sure if we are talking about the same Bosendorfer. If we are, then would say that sounds like an unbelievable deal.

[sleepy]

XiaoXin:

Imami:

Oh that I know - keyboard and piano sound different. But yes, I shall keep your comment in mind. Whenever I say,\"we shd get a good piano once and for all since the place we live is really unsuitable for moving big pieces of furniture.\", my hubby would roll his eyes and say 你有钱也不要这样！＂ He thinks I am :siao: to fork out $$ to buy a u1.

Also... The weight and the touch response. Get the U3.

Oh, regarding U3

Brought my dd2 to shop for a piano when she was 5 years old. We started with 2nd hand shops but she was unenthusiastic. She perked up when we brought her to yamaha showroom and she fell in love with U3 at first sight. Although hubby felt that Kawai seems to sound slightly better in the showroom, my dd insisted she only wanted yamaha & must be a U3. Totally don't give face to Kawai salesperson when she announced loudly yamaha is better :rotflmao:

And knowing how much we paid for her brand new toy ( I know we're :siao: to buy a brand new piano for a beginner, she attended group lesson for 10 months & just converted from group lessons to individual lesson at that time) but I think psychologically she's spurred to practise harder and persist in her learning journey even though it became tougher & tougher along the way

And whenever she's slacked, we told her 'it's fine to drop piano, anyway daddy is waiting to trade your piano for an omega watch' :evil: She is immediately 'motivated' again, super protective of her pricey possession