as mentioned in our newsletter no. 3, a few parents have reported they encounter difficulties when trying to support their child's home practice. as there is about a ton of articles covering the issue on the internet already, we are not going to write another essay here. however we would like to offer parents a helping hand.
dear cooperative parents, when you sign up your child for instrumental or voice lessons, you inevitably enter the triangle student-teacher-parents, the base of your child's musical education apparatus. in order for the latter to provide the necessary healthy support, each part must take full responsibility and cooperate with the other two. without that, your child's progress is nearly impossible.
here are a few points and tools to help you and your child :
* provide your child with a decent instrument and place it in a comfortable area rich of light and free of noise and distractions.
* practice habits must start developing after the initial lesson. explain to your child from the very beginning that learning to play an instrument includes practising at home. practice is not optional just like cleaning your child's teeth, taking a shower and doing school homework aren't.
* set practice time for your child, preferably at the same time every day.
* it is important to practise every day, starting with 5 minutes and gradually increasing the amount of time. do not skip days and do long practice sessions afterwards to compensate.
* sit actively in lessons as much as possible, take notes to refer to when it is home practice time.
* follow the teacher's homework assignment notes and ask for clear elaboration when you do not understand something.
~ read this helpful article ~
~ recommended book ~
~ fill up your tool box :
(download, print & cut boxthoven says to the left. put around your home for your child to find i.e. cookie jar, bathroom e.t.c.)
dear cooperative parents, when you sign up your child for instrumental or voice lessons, you inevitably enter the triangle student-teacher-parents, the base of your child's musical education apparatus. in order for the latter to provide the necessary healthy support, each part must take full responsibility and cooperate with the other two. without that, your child's progress is nearly impossible.
here are a few points and tools to help you and your child :
* provide your child with a decent instrument and place it in a comfortable area rich of light and free of noise and distractions.
* practice habits must start developing after the initial lesson. explain to your child from the very beginning that learning to play an instrument includes practising at home. practice is not optional just like cleaning your child's teeth, taking a shower and doing school homework aren't.
* set practice time for your child, preferably at the same time every day.
* it is important to practise every day, starting with 5 minutes and gradually increasing the amount of time. do not skip days and do long practice sessions afterwards to compensate.
* sit actively in lessons as much as possible, take notes to refer to when it is home practice time.
* follow the teacher's homework assignment notes and ask for clear elaboration when you do not understand something.
~ read this helpful article ~
~ recommended book ~
~ fill up your tool box :
(download, print & cut boxthoven says to the left. put around your home for your child to find i.e. cookie jar, bathroom e.t.c.)
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