Is it enough to insist that children practice the piano?

Everyone knows that piano learning needs persistence. Everyone knows that it is very necessary to practice every day, but they don't know how to persist.

Many parents feel very headache about their children practicing piano. I am no exception. My daughter has been practicing piano for a long time, from initial interest to burnout, to overcoming difficulties and gradually moving towards stability. Fortunately, it's over now. I want to share with you the following experience about children practicing the piano:

1) First of all, it must be clear that practicing the piano is not a matter for children alone, and parents also need to participate appropriately.

Especially in the early stage of children's piano learning, parents' participation and guidance is particularly important. There is a common phenomenon that many parents feel that they don't understand, can't, and won't work. It is better to let the children practice by themselves. In fact, this idea is all wet. Parents' participation, especially parents' participation, will increase children's interest in learning piano and give them a sense of identity: "So parents like it, too." Imagine, how can you force your child to like something that you don't even like yourself? Interest needs to be cultivated. In addition, children's self-discipline also needs to be gradually guided and cultivated. It is difficult for most adults to be self-disciplined, let alone children.

Suggestion:

At the beginning of learning, it is best for children to sit next to their parents when practicing the piano, and listen carefully and patiently with appreciation.

2) Secondly, arrange the practice time reasonably and try to practice in a fixed period of time.

Now, parents attach great importance to their children's education. I have signed up for various interest classes since kindergarten. The time available for children to practice the piano is also limited. How to arrange the piano practice time reasonably is a matter for parents in the early stage of learning piano, and it also tests their time management ability (after school every day, besides attending interest classes and finishing homework, practicing piano is also a daily matter). From the aspect of cultivating children's study habits, doing fixed things at a fixed time will help children form a sense of regularity, from passive guidance to active practice.

Suggestion:

Before or after dinner, either finish your homework or practice the piano first (you can discuss with your child and respect his choice)

3) Third, grasp and set the length of piano practice according to the children's learning stage.

I believe many parents will have such doubts: "How long does it take for children to practice the piano?" In fact, the duration of practicing the piano is not completely fixed. For children at different stages, the duration of piano practice is adjustable. Parents can set the practice time in stages according to their own situation. For example, children have just started to learn piano, and practicing piano is mainly based on interest cultivation, which is not easy to practice for too long; For another example, children are young (4-5 years old) and their bones are not fully developed, which is not suitable for long-term practice.

Suggestion:

Beginners can practice the piano for about 30 minutes.

During the burnout period, the practice time can be adjusted according to the situation (not less than 20 minutes each time).

In the stable period, the duration of practicing the piano can be extended appropriately (my daughter is 40-60 minutes).

Parents can treat their children according to their specific situation of practicing piano.

4) Finally, master the correct method of practicing the piano and help children find a suitable method of practicing the piano.

I have a deep understanding of this. My daughter also took a detour in the process of practicing the piano. I remember when my daughter first started to learn the piano, I didn't think too much, thinking: as long as the child can continue to maintain interest in the piano, it will be enough. So every time you practice the piano after class, it's because of your child's interest. She can play as she wants. After a while, I found that there are only one or two skilled songs, and the child only plays her favorite songs, so the more skilled she is, the less she will be. The piano teacher also gave the same feedback in class. Therefore, in the later practice, I pay attention to observation and listening, and give timely guidance to the children in combination with the teacher's suggestions, so that the children can realize that the focus of practicing the piano lies in the unskilled and unskilled parts. And gradually guide children to learn to face difficulties bravely and overcome them actively.

Everyone has a * * * nature: avoiding difficulties and being willing to choose easy things. Children are not included. When practicing the piano, she chooses simple or mastered tracks to practice. Reject those tracks that she thinks are difficult and not mastered. Therefore, it is easy to relax, but difficult to relax. In the end, every little makes a mickle, which becomes a "disaster". This is why I mentioned in the first article that children need parents to participate in piano practice.

Suggestion:

A. when practicing the piano, you should practice in a targeted way. When practicing, you should prioritize. Practice this, and then move on to the next one. For example, the newly learned songs should be practiced first, and the unskilled places in the songs should be practiced emphatically. Never be greedy, let alone superficial and general.

B. When practicing the piano, learn to disassemble the task and refine the goal. For example, when practicing the blue Danube Waltz, a * * * has eight paragraphs. We practice eight paragraphs into four parts, one for two paragraphs; Break up and practice first, then practice together. In this way, this newly learned song has been practiced for about 80 minutes in two days, and my daughter has been able to play it skillfully. Note: Set goals so that children can reach them on tiptoe. When the goals are achieved, children will have a sense of accomplishment, thus increasing their confidence in learning piano.

C. practicing the piano also requires reviewing the old and learning the new. What you can play skillfully today may not be as fluent as when you were a beginner, and you may even forget it. This is also a phenomenon that my daughter and I found when practicing the piano. Therefore, the newly learned songs should be practiced as soon as possible, and the previously learned songs should be constantly reviewed and consolidated while practicing the purpose of new songs. It is not enough to review, and the frequency of review is not enough, and forgetting will be quick. Only by improving the review frequency and reviewing at shorter intervals will the help to memory be limited. The same is true of learning piano. After the new lesson, review and consolidate as soon as possible, so that the memory will be deeper and the mastery will be stronger. The following is Ebbinghaus's forgetting rule:

Piano learning focuses on persistence, that's right. Nowadays, with the rapid development of social science and technology, rapid information transmission and increasingly fierce competition. What things don't need persistent persistence? If you just insist, can you do it well? The answer is no, if the direction is wrong and the method is wrong, no matter how persistent you are, you can't reach the end. You can't do things from the wood. Learning is like this, so is practicing the piano.

Writing this article, I hope to provide some reference for every parent who accompanies their children on the road to growth.

"The road is long, Xiu Yuan, Xiu Yuan, and I will go up and down."

And all your precious parents * * *!