Piano Lessons - will no music knowledge for parent

[maakaa]

Hi my DS is attending piano classes for a year now. I have no music knowledge. The time we spend with the teacher is more about correcting mistakes. The teacher expects my DS to learn a song all on his own(hew has to write the notes and learn to play at home) and then the class is mostly for correction.

I've to check the songs in youtube, see how they are played and help DS, obviously with struggling at it. Is this how its taught normally?

My two (Y3 and Y1) started piano lessons just after Christmas, at home rather than at school so that I can sit in.

As well as listening to what the teacher says etc, I started learning the piano myself, partly because I didn't have the opportunity to learn an instrument as a child and partly to help them.

I worked my way through the first piano books that the teacher recommended for them, and am continuing by using YouTube tutorials. I've also bought/was given a couple of books with simple classical pieces and simple Beatles songs.

There's obviously much that I don't know about technique etc, but I can help them with reading music, identifying notes and chords, how to practice etc.

I want to keep a step ahead of them so that I can continue to help them, but am concerned that they will progress faster than me!