Hi
My dd started piano lessons in her private school in year 1 a year before COVID, and then continued online during a year of COVID. Just as she was embarking in year 3 her teacher told me she was not making progress and (Basically) had other priorities in school so could not continue lessons.
I was very disappointed to hear this as she had not mentioned dd was not progressing as she expected.
I took dd to another piano teacher locally and she began to make progress and learn music theory/notes etc. the new teacher informed me my daughter did not even have the basic knowledge of the notes.
I asked the teacher if they could work towards a grade, to provide some structure to these lessons, and they began on RBSM books for grade 1 around Feb 2022. The lessons have been going on for a year, and dd has been stuck on the same book (scales) since May 2022 repeating the same pages week after week.
I cant help her as I am not musically trained, so now when I see her practice it looks good to me, however the feedback from her teacher is still that she is not making progress. She does practice at home al be it limited to about 10 mins a day to 30 mins on good days (really depends on other homework too).
I am a little confused by the feedback and exasperated, so not sure if pulling her out all together wouyld be best all around or whether to try a 3rd recommended teacher? The second teacher was a local lady who is Ukrainian and classically trained but not a kids teacher if that makes sense.
Any advice? I am realistic that if this is just not for my daughter I am more than happy to stop and pull her out of these lessons ...
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luly2023 · 13/11/2022 00:42
Schlaar · 13/11/2022 19:26
I don’t think it’s helpful to make a child repeat the same pages over and over. If she’s stuck the teacher should switch tactics. They’re not a good teacher!
Piano lessons and practice aren’t enough to learn the notes. I recommend trying one of those free websites where you look at the notes and have to click which note it is. Such as www.musictheory.net/exercises/note
Piano Time 1 is a basic book aimed at kids, it might work better for her than the stuff she’s currently learning. It’s so simple that you can understand it yourself and go through it with her.
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