Parenting musicians

Why your child needs set practice times when learning the piano.

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Setting aside practice time for your children to learn the piano is a great way to help them develop a lifelong love of music. It encourages creativity, and discipline, and helps to build self-confidence. Additionally, learning to play the piano can improve cognitive skills such as problem-solving, memory, and concentration. Furthermore, learning a musical instrument can help children focus better, increase their academic performance, and even reduce stress levels. Here are a few reasons as to why setting aside practice time for your children is vital.

1. It develops your Child's discipline.

Discipline transcends music lessons. It's something that your child will need in their life. To be successful at school, work, as an entrepreneur, or even as an athlete. Setting a practice time and sticking to it develops that discipline. As a parent, when you set the stage for your child to practice at the same time daily. It shows them what is required to be successful. No matter their feelings or motivation level.

2. It Boosts their ability to focus.

To play music requires an immense level of focus. Your child using their extremities to play notes as their eyes are looking at the music is difficult. The repetition of activating this focus will train your child's muscles to be able to focus on other tasks. Tasks like homework, activities, and your instructions. They will be able to activate that focus, blocking out distractions.

3. It will advance their development in music quicker

It's no secret, no quick pill, to master an instrument. It takes time, to practice and play that instrument. According to Malcolm Gladwell, it takes 10,000 hours of playing time to master an instrument. So having a set practice time for your child helps chip away at that "timer". Similar to an investment banker whose first day on the job, compared to a seasoned 20-year veteran. It's not that the 20-year veteran is a better person, or more gifted. He just has more "playing time." So. he knows the right way, secrets, short cuts, to achieve the set goal.

Parenting musicians

Why your child needs set practice times when learning the piano.

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Setting aside practice time for your children to learn the piano is a great way to help them develop a lifelong love of music. It encourages creativity, and discipline, and helps to build self-confidence. Additionally, learning to play the piano can improve cognitive skills such as problem-solving, memory, and concentration. Furthermore, learning a musical instrument can help children focus better, increase their academic performance, and even reduce stress levels. Here are a few reasons as to why setting aside practice time for your children is vital.

1. It develops your Child's discipline.

Discipline transcends music lessons. It's something that your child will need in their life. To be successful at school, work, as an entrepreneur, or even as an athlete. Setting a practice time and sticking to it develops that discipline. As a parent, when you set the stage for your child to practice at the same time daily. It shows them what is required to be successful. No matter their feelings or motivation level.

2. It Boosts their ability to focus.

To play music requires an immense level of focus. Your child using their extremities to play notes as their eyes are looking at the music is difficult. The repetition of activating this focus will train your child's muscles to be able to focus on other tasks. Tasks like homework, activities, and your instructions. They will be able to activate that focus, blocking out distractions.

3. It will advance their development in music quicker

It's no secret, no quick pill, to master an instrument. It takes time, to practice and play that instrument. According to Malcolm Gladwell, it takes 10,000 hours of playing time to master an instrument. So having a set practice time for your child helps chip away at that "timer". Similar to an investment banker whose first day on the job, compared to a seasoned 20-year veteran. It's not that the 20-year veteran is a better person, or more gifted. He just has more "playing time." So. he knows the right way, secrets, short cuts, to achieve the set goal.

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