How to Teach Children to Learn Play the Piano

A child’s attention span is shorter than an adult. But they are also the ones who can easily learn more. For this reason, a child should be able to learn as many artworks and instruments as possible. You’ll never know if your child is the next pianist who’ll pave the way to be the next icon in the music industry.

If you’re child seems to have interest in the piano, tolerate it. Support this talent. If you can’t teach your child yourself, try getting someone who could spend quality time in putting the extra effort to share some knowledge and lessons on the piano. Better yet, enroll him in a music school.

Children gets easily frustrated so you have to be more creative if you’re planning to let your child be the musician that you wanted him to be. Let him enjoy while learning. Your child might not know the essence why you keep on nagging him to play but in the future he’ll thank you a bunch.

To get him really interested, buy a piano or keyboard. Put it in a part of the room where your child can easily access it. Best of all, play with it like a champ. Make your child see that you are actually touching your piano. This will toggle his curiosity and will definitely lead him into participating or playing.

Now, if you see the sudden interest in your child, it’s time to gather the needed materials to do the teaching. Usually, the equipments involved would be the piano, a music sheet, time and a lot of patience. Kids are playful. Even at hard times, like when the child is being stubborn, you have to invest a lot of patience to maintain the composure.

Here are some of the factors that are needed to be considered before starting your lesson…

Time
Kids as kids have a lot of things to conjure their time to. They are too busy with things regarding school, playmates and playtime. It’s hard to insert even a second of your time with all these activities. Squeeze in your piano time by making a time schedule. Ponder on your child’s schedule then plan it. Be sure to give at least 2-3 times a week, 1-2 hours a day.

Fun
Instill in your child that learning the piano has its benefits. Learning any instrument doesn’t have to come out as a task or punishment. Make sure your child is having fun with every lesson. You have to think of ways to make it more enjoyable like giving your child rewards if a chord had been done correctly. Strictness during practice makes it stressful on the part of the child. He’ll start to think that piano lessons are a bore and is another chore that had to be done before the end of the day. If they fool around with the keys, don’t get mad. They’re just getting the hang of it.

Support
You should always be there to let your child know that every lesson taught is vital. Before making your child perform and memorize a single key, make sure that you have demonstrated it first. Then let them do it. After which, ask your child to identify the keys that have been pressed. This would let them remember your lessons by the end of the day. Always praise your child for a job well done.