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madraid\" post_id=\"1979046\" time=\"1591062970\" user_id=\"185733:

As a parent, I want to make sure that I give my children the choice, but also push them enough if they have potential but just lack effort. It is not easy to balance..

Agree it is a delicate balance between encouraging perseverence and putting on pressure and risk killing the interest. Sometimes I wonder at what age or when do we consider them to be capable of making good judgment when deciding what they want.

madraid\" post_id=\"1979046\" time=\"1591062970\" user_id=\"185733:

As a parent, I want to make sure that I give my children the choice, but also push them enough if they have potential but just lack effort. It is not easy to balance..

Ginnygoh\" post_id=\"1966062\" time=\"1583566029\" user_id=\"165287:

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1938489\" time=\"1569762783\" user_id=\"145858:

[quote=stmum post_id=1806770 time=1507443209 user_id=160327]
I'm keen to find out about this too. Can anyone share your experiences please? Thanks!

Sorry to be so late. I missed your post.

For any parent who is still interested, my child started JMC at 4.5 yo, then started JXC for a term and switch to individual class at 7 yo. She took ABRSM grade 2 a year later, distinction. Now she also just got her grade 5. She was already reading notes on her own in JMC as she played the pieces at home using the JMC book. My other child who started piano individual at 7 now got ABRSM grade 3 too.

My take is, if your child is showing signs of interest in music and hitting at the keys on the keyboard (happened to mine) at 3-4 yo, JMC is a great music program for younger kids. If your child is not able to sit through 30mins, like my other, no hurry, Individual lesson can start at 6 or 7. no need prior learning before that. I would advise not to force learning music/piano onto a child if it is premature. Mine told me he wish to learn the piano at 7 before we started.

Piano lessons need finger coordination and on both hands first, whether on keyboard or acoustic piano. so JMC still will benefit learning. But if you want to learn piano as an instrument seriously, individual lessons are geared towards fingers and hand techniques etc. Most ideal if the child can continue both JXC and individual lessons after 6-7years old; JXC is good for ensemble and music appreciation, I also understand it got composition component while individual lessons is good for techniques, theory etc. But once kids start primary school, time is a critical factor.

I try to find more chances for both kids to play ensemble together to make up for what individual lessons lack. Piano teacher also organises regular performance classes for students to show case their learning.

Music is like English, encompasses several components, and piano is an instrument to learn music. These two go hand in hand.

We have to ask ourselves what do we wish to achieve at the end? pianist? piano teacher? music teacher?
For me, music is a good therapy for my high energy kids. It helps with focus span and practicing teaches discipline. It is good for developing fine motor skills. For my hyperactive boy, it has improved his cognitive skills. He is doing better in school and more confident now.
For my higher ability (not tested but at least comparatively) girl, she just simply enjoys the sound of the piano and how her fingers can do magic. And I think piano satisfies her ears' hunger for the fineness of beautiful sounds.

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1938489\" time=\"1569762783\" user_id=\"145858:

stmum\" post_id=\"1806770\" time=\"1507443209\" user_id=\"160327:

[quote=\"barneybaby\"]Dear 6thisnthat9

Thanks so much for your feedback. Can know if your kid complete the 2 years of JMC before switching to individual piano class or can we just attend JMC for a year and switch to individual piano class? When switching to individual class, will the kid get confused or some parents mentioned that they need to start from scratch for individual piano as JMC is totally not related to piano? Thanks so much.

I'm keen to find out about this too. Can anyone share your experiences please? Thanks!

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1939340\" time=\"1569993820\" user_id=\"145858:

Like in english, after learning grammar, vocabulary, sentence structuring, etc, ultimately it is gearing towards composition writing. Music too.

However, from the limited exposure to JXC, my girl only took a term, they were exposed to improvisation then.
mi, re, do, re, mi, mi, mi
re, fa, mi re, do

to
mi, re, do, re, mi, mi, mi
re, fa, mi re, ?, ?, ?

Kids were supposed to come up with their own variations. And they are ard 6yo.

My kids are not in JXC or JNC course anymore, we have no link to Yamaha. But I believe their curriculum is quite good in learning music, through application. For example, some kids who are unable to remember the rules like grammar, can come up with amazing poems on topics they are passionate about, unbelievable. Through that, they learn and understand why some words are better to structure in a certain way, instead of telling them this is a rule to remember. My own 2 cents.

Dahl\" post_id=\"1939235\" time=\"1569947587\" user_id=\"176287:

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1938489\" time=\"1569762783\" user_id=\"145858:

Sorry to be so late. I missed your post.

For any parent who is still interested, my child started JMC at 4.5 yo, then started JXC for a term and switch to individual class at 7 yo. She took ABRSM grade 2 a year later, distinction. Now she also just got her grade 5. She was already reading notes on her own in JMC as she played the pieces at home using the JMC book. My other child who started piano individual at 7 now got ABRSM grade 3 too.

My take is, if your child is showing signs of interest in music and hitting at the keys on the keyboard (happened to mine) at 3-4 yo, JMC is a great music program for younger kids. If your child is not able to sit through 30mins, like my other, no hurry, Individual lesson can start at 6 or 7. no need prior learning before that. I would advise not to force learning music/piano onto a child if it is premature. Mine told me he wish to learn the piano at 7 before we started.

Piano lessons need finger coordination and on both hands first, whether on keyboard or acoustic piano. so JMC still will benefit learning. But if you want to learn piano as an instrument seriously, individual lessons are geared towards fingers and hand techniques etc. Most ideal if the child can continue both JXC and individual lessons after 6-7years old; JXC is good for ensemble and music appreciation, I also understand it got composition component while individual lessons is good for techniques, theory etc. But once kids start primary school, time is a critical factor.

I try to find more chances for both kids to play ensemble together to make up for what individual lessons lack. Piano teacher also organises regular performance classes for students to show case their learning.

Music is like English, encompasses several components, and piano is an instrument to learn music. These two go hand in hand.

We have to ask ourselves what do we wish to achieve at the end? pianist? piano teacher? music teacher?
For me, music is a good therapy for my high energy kids. It helps with focus span and practicing teaches discipline. It is good for developing fine motor skills. For my hyperactive boy, it has improved his cognitive skills. He is doing better in school and more confident now.
For my higher ability (not tested but at least comparatively) girl, she just simply enjoys the sound of the piano and how her fingers can do magic. And I think piano satisfies her ears' hunger for the fineness of beautiful sounds.

Thanks for the sharing. Any idea if ABRSM syllabus will also touch on improvisation/composition, at higher levels?

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1938489\" time=\"1569762783\" user_id=\"145858:

Sorry to be so late. I missed your post.

For any parent who is still interested, my child started JMC at 4.5 yo, then started JXC for a term and switch to individual class at 7 yo. She took ABRSM grade 2 a year later, distinction. Now she also just got her grade 5. She was already reading notes on her own in JMC as she played the pieces at home using the JMC book. My other child who started piano individual at 7 now got ABRSM grade 3 too.

My take is, if your child is showing signs of interest in music and hitting at the keys on the keyboard (happened to mine) at 3-4 yo, JMC is a great music program for younger kids. If your child is not able to sit through 30mins, like my other, no hurry, Individual lesson can start at 6 or 7. no need prior learning before that. I would advise not to force learning music/piano onto a child if it is premature. Mine told me he wish to learn the piano at 7 before we started.

Piano lessons need finger coordination and on both hands first, whether on keyboard or acoustic piano. so JMC still will benefit learning. But if you want to learn piano as an instrument seriously, individual lessons are geared towards fingers and hand techniques etc. Most ideal if the child can continue both JXC and individual lessons after 6-7years old; JXC is good for ensemble and music appreciation, I also understand it got composition component while individual lessons is good for techniques, theory etc. But once kids start primary school, time is a critical factor.

I try to find more chances for both kids to play ensemble together to make up for what individual lessons lack. Piano teacher also organises regular performance classes for students to show case their learning.

Music is like English, encompasses several components, and piano is an instrument to learn music. These two go hand in hand.

We have to ask ourselves what do we wish to achieve at the end? pianist? piano teacher? music teacher?
For me, music is a good therapy for my high energy kids. It helps with focus span and practicing teaches discipline. It is good for developing fine motor skills. For my hyperactive boy, it has improved his cognitive skills. He is doing better in school and more confident now.
For my higher ability (not tested but at least comparatively) girl, she just simply enjoys the sound of the piano and how her fingers can do magic. And I think piano satisfies her ears' hunger for the fineness of beautiful sounds.

stmum\" post_id=\"1806770\" time=\"1507443209\" user_id=\"160327:

barneybaby:

Dear 6thisnthat9

Thanks so much for your feedback. Can know if your kid complete the 2 years of JMC before switching to individual piano class or can we just attend JMC for a year and switch to individual piano class? When switching to individual class, will the kid get confused or some parents mentioned that they need to start from scratch for individual piano as JMC is totally not related to piano? Thanks so much.

I'm keen to find out about this too. Can anyone share your experiences please? Thanks!

ypurple\" post_id=\"1938455\" time=\"1569741577\" user_id=\"112262:

anyone has good private tutor to recommend to teach beginner course for 4.5 yo? I stay in Ang MO Kio

barneybaby:

Dear 6thisnthat9


Thanks so much for your feedback. Can know if your kid complete the 2 years of JMC before switching to individual piano class or can we just attend JMC for a year and switch to individual piano class? When switching to individual class, will the kid get confused or some parents mentioned that they need to start from scratch for individual piano as JMC is totally not related to piano? Thanks so much.

barneybaby:

Dear 6thisnthat9


Thanks so much for your feedback. Can know if your kid complete the 2 years of JMC before switching to individual piano class or can we just attend JMC for a year and switch to individual piano class? When switching to individual class, will the kid get confused or some parents mentioned that they need to start from scratch for individual piano as JMC is totally not related to piano? Thanks so much.