Comments on: The Joy of Self-Motivated Learning http://fivejs.com/the-joy-of-self-motivated-learning/ Homeschool and Educational Resources to Help Parents Raise Lifelong Learners Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:44:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lisa @ Simplified Savinghttp://fivejs.com/the-joy-of-self-motivated-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-2478 Lisa @ Simplified Saving Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:32:47 +0000 http://fivejs.com/?p=4006#comment-2478 As a former piano teacher, I love watching children develop their musical talent and their love for music! What a blessing for you as a mom! .-= Lisa @ Simplified Saving´s last blog ..<a href="http://simplifiedsaving.blogspot.com/2009/12/giving-up-on-perfect-christmas.html" rel="nofollow">Giving Up On My Idea of a Perfect Christmas</a> =-. As a former piano teacher, I love watching children develop their musical talent and their love for music! What a blessing for you as a mom!
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]]> By: Amy @ Finer Thingshttp://fivejs.com/the-joy-of-self-motivated-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 Amy @ Finer Things Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:17:36 +0000 http://fivejs.com/?p=4006#comment-2475 That is precious! Makes me cry that I don't still play... we MUST get a piano soon. .-= Amy @ Finer Things´s last blog ..<a href="http://amysfinerthings.com/finer-things-friday-her-first-movie" rel="nofollow">Finer Things Friday: Her First Movie</a> =-. That is precious! Makes me cry that I don't still play… we MUST get a piano soon.
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]]> By: Joyhttp://fivejs.com/the-joy-of-self-motivated-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-2474 Joy Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:01:20 +0000 http://fivejs.com/?p=4006#comment-2474 <a href="#comment-2473" rel="nofollow">@Rana</a>, As a piano teacher, I usually don't take students earlier than 7 years old or so, simply because I prefer to have their hand-eye coordination a bit more developed, as well as their reading skills. However, I myself started lessons at age five, and I have had other younger students take lessons before and do very well. For your daughter who wants to take piano, I'd say go for it! Have her take pressure-free lessons and see how she takes to it. If she struggles, don't worry about it; just try again later. Guitar, on the other hand, requires a lot more coordination right off the bat. Not to say that a 6-year-old can't do it, but he might get pretty frustrated at first. You might consider holding off a bit on guitar for him. If he's up to taking piano, though, have him give it a try too. He can learn to read music through piano lessons, which will give him a head start when he does take guitar. Just my suggestions :) @Rana, As a piano teacher, I usually don't take students earlier than 7 years old or so, simply because I prefer to have their hand-eye coordination a bit more developed, as well as their reading skills. However, I myself started lessons at age five, and I have had other younger students take lessons before and do very well.

For your daughter who wants to take piano, I'd say go for it! Have her take pressure-free lessons and see how she takes to it. If she struggles, don't worry about it; just try again later.

Guitar, on the other hand, requires a lot more coordination right off the bat. Not to say that a 6-year-old can't do it, but he might get pretty frustrated at first. You might consider holding off a bit on guitar for him. If he's up to taking piano, though, have him give it a try too. He can learn to read music through piano lessons, which will give him a head start when he does take guitar.

Just my suggestions :)

]]> By: Ranahttp://fivejs.com/the-joy-of-self-motivated-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-2473 Rana Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:53:29 +0000 http://fivejs.com/?p=4006#comment-2473 She sounds great! My sister is the piano player in our family and my grandmother. I was flute, my husband was trumpet. My daughter would love to learn piano and my son wants to play guitar. They are 6 years old. I just wonder if I should wait or set up lessons with a friend just so they can play around with it? .-= Rana´s last blog ..<a href="http://freetolearnanlovinit.blogspot.com/2009/12/making-list.html" rel="nofollow">Making a list...</a> =-. She sounds great! My sister is the piano player in our family and my grandmother. I was flute, my husband was trumpet. My daughter would love to learn piano and my son wants to play guitar. They are 6 years old. I just wonder if I should wait or set up lessons with a friend just so they can play around with it?
.-= Rana´s last blog ..Making a list… =-.

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