Dd had her first piano lesson today. I think it went too fast. Too much too soon but don't know to judge it. Dd was totally zonked afterwards, just went home and to bed and was not happy coming out, had to concentrate very hard and the teacher was quite strict. We met her two days ago and she seemed very relaxed and friendly but the lesson was totally different.
If you know a bit about beginner's piano, could you tell me what you think?
On Saturday she gave dd two pages from book 4 of a series for beginners which consists of 6 books. They are a Japanese series so I don't know the title. She asked dd to do the first 4 tacts. These were right hand 8 x quavers and the left hand holding down 1 note for that time, two tacts like that. Then the other way round 1 note held on the right, 8 x quavers on the left.
In the lesson she had dd play that and the teacher said she was doing great so to go on and play the whole two pages which dd had not practised. This involved then 8 x quavers with the right and consecutively 8 x quavers on the left, 4 tacts like that. Then 2 minims on the right hand with 8 x quavers on the left and v.v., then 4 crotchets with the right, 8 quavers with the left and a more complicated rhythm which I cannot be bothered with explaining for the last two tacts.
Is this not a bit much for someone who has never played the piano before?
Then she gave her two more pages like that each hand doing different rhythms, lots of notes etc Dd was trying to do it but it is a lot when you have never played the piano before, do you agree?
I asked her after the lesson if this was not too difficult for a complete beginner but since dd plays the violin, she does know the violin key and the teacher says she is good and she can do it. Am I right in thinking this is not the way it should be? I'd love some advice. If dd worked very hard, she might manage it all by next week but I don't want it to be like this really. Is this the usual way?
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First piano lesson. Didn't really like it. What do you think?
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ZZZenAgain · 19/03/2012 18:51
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