9 months ago
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Piano Practice Blues!!
I am so tired of making the girls practice piano. It is like pulling teeth without anesthesia(did I spell that right). I know that they will appreciate this one day but they sure as heck don't appreciate it now!! I pay good money for these lessons and they cry, fuss, and find any way out of it that they can think of. So am I a mean mommy for making them practice or will this pay off in the long run. I am not sure if I have the patience. I am open for any advice on this subject!HELP!!!!
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I think they will be glad that you made them play - one day!!
It is definitely worth it. To this day I wish my mother wouldn't have let me quit. The only song I remember is a song I played at a recital-- (Silent Night). I really wish I knew how to play. So regardless of the fuss it will be worth it in the end!!
you are never too old to learn to play the piano. i wouldn't make them do it unless they wanted to. there are more important and happier things we could do with our time. i feel like my kids are growing up so fast as it is. i don't want to spend it in agony. i push the school and learning thing but extracurricular things are left up to them. lidia wasn't enjoying dance anymore so i gave her the choice and she quit but now she and aiden are both taking gymnastics and they love it. i encourage them to try things that they are interested in.
You are not a mean mommy. What kid is going to practice on their own?
I hear you. That's how it was with my one son - he even had a tantrum and went storming off in the middle of a lesson. He would spend longer sulking at the piano than it would take him to practice. But now he's fine - I don't know if its that I finally let him play from a book he loved (Lord of the Rings), or if he just got older. Good luck.
My Mother made me take lessons as a kid, and I hated to practice. A lot of it was that I didn't like playing the stuff my teacher wanted me to play. I think I would have practiced more if she had let me play more popular music and not so much classical stuff. My teacher made me fill in a chart showing when and how long I had practiced. I just lied and put down what she wanted to see. The weeks I didn't practice, she thought I did wonderful. The weeks I really did practice, she thought I had not. So I figured I was wasting my time when I practiced. Don't force them to practice, but reward them when they do. Maybe they'll get competitive with each other to see who can get the most rewards.
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