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charlene · 02-23-2010, 03:56 PM

I totally agree about 'a time to' ..
My son was not always gung-ho about lessons/practice etc. We had battles. He was age 7 - 13 or so.
He had talent - but was prone to 'laziness' and that is when a parent/teacher needs to step in with 'encouragement'...
After age 13 and his focus changed to guitar we both saw that his piano lessons had been invaluable to what he carried forward to his guitar playing and were well worth the time, effort,doubts and tears..and along the way he entertained many people and proudly won a few Kiwanis festivals. All are invaluable to a young person's self esteem and confidence in themself, their abilities to learn and do what is necessary to accomplish those things. Great life lessons.. I had no doubt that despite the occassional grumblings, piano lessons would be one of the best things my son would ever partake in. So many lessons learned about himself ... and along the way he learned to play the piano too.
The piano is still for sale...

02-23-2010, 03:56 PM	#13
charlene Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 16,001	Re: How Do You Feel About This. I totally agree about 'a time to' .. My son was not always gung-ho about lessons/practice etc. We had battles. He was age 7 - 13 or so. He had talent - but was prone to 'laziness' and that is when a parent/teacher needs to step in with 'encouragement'... After age 13 and his focus changed to guitar we both saw that his piano lessons had been invaluable to what he carried forward to his guitar playing and were well worth the time, effort,doubts and tears..and along the way he entertained many people and proudly won a few Kiwanis festivals. All are invaluable to a young person's self esteem and confidence in themself, their abilities to learn and do what is necessary to accomplish those things. Great life lessons.. I had no doubt that despite the occassional grumblings, piano lessons would be one of the best things my son would ever partake in. So many lessons learned about himself ... and along the way he learned to play the piano too. The piano is still for sale...