Nowadays, piano education is becoming more and more popular. Learning piano is no longer a distant dream. More and more parents regard the piano as their children's first extracurricular choice. With the increasing popularity of piano education, various problems have gradually emerged. Here, I give some suggestions to parents for reference, so that children can take fewer detours in the process of piano learning.
First, clear responsibility and correct attitude.
Responsibility and attitude are aimed at students, teachers and parents. In the first class of students, parents often say to me, "Teacher, let dolls learn piano just to cultivate their sentiments. We don't expect children to achieve much on the piano, just play some music! " I don't quite understand what this means. Is it to reassure me? I don't expect my children to achieve much, so it's not my responsibility to teach badly. This statement can be said to children, let children unload the burden, learn the piano without burden, and enjoy the piano, but it is not appropriate for teachers to say so. Whether children can become pianists or just have hobbies, teachers' teaching methods should be the same. It is impossible for a teacher to teach a child who will take piano as a career in the future. Teachers can only regard teaching piano as a hobby, and being responsible for each child is the most basic responsibility and attitude of teachers. For parents, when they contact me for the first time, I will ask if they can guarantee their children's daily piano practice time by letting them learn piano. If not, it is best not to delay the children's time. Piano is a highly technical subject, which needs a lot of practice time to improve its technical content. There is no shortcut. If children's practice time can't be guaranteed, then teaching can't be carried out well. Some parents also said that they don't want to force their children to practice the piano at ordinary times, and hope that their children will develop with their sexuality without coercion. I want to say that this has nothing to do with being forced or not, it is a question of responsibility and attitude. First of all, we need to clarify a question, that is, why do children know that they have to go to school, study and study from the beginning of their memory, without being reminded or forced? Some children say that they want to go to kindergarten when they are two or three years old. This is because they know that people around them have to go to school, study and study since childhood. Going to school is a process that people must go through. As the saying goes, habit becomes nature. Although children are more interested in playing than consciously going to school, they will go to school independently after forming a habit. The same is true of learning piano. Whether you plan to let your child take piano as a career in the future or just to learn an extracurricular activity, since you have decided to let your child learn piano, you should let him (her) practice piano as a living habit like reading and eating. Piano children develop the habit of practicing piano every day, and they will take practicing piano as a matter of course, and there will be no resentment and conflict. Even if I don't want to practice the piano at all, I will practice the piano first and then play it under the drive of habit. Then, before the piano boy develops this habit, parents should develop the responsibility and attitude of practicing with their children. Some parents say it's useless for me to practice with my children. I don't understand and can't guide him to practice, so it doesn't matter whether I accompany them or not. No! All wet! Practicing piano with children is not for you to guide children, but for teachers to guide them. The greatest significance of practicing piano with children is to let them know that this time of day is the time to practice piano, and mom and dad will put things down and practice with you. This is an essential thing in a day's life, so that children can form habits as soon as possible. Because children think that practicing piano is an extracurricular activity, not every child in the class can learn piano or other musical instruments. Why do they practice the piano after a day's class? Once the enthusiasm for learning the piano cools down at the beginning and enters the boring practice period, every child will have a little resistance and disgust to practicing the piano every day. Now parents practice their own piano and do their own things, and children are even less interested. Over time, children will become less and less fond of practicing, resulting in the ambivalence that many children like piano but don't like practicing. At this time, it takes more time and energy to remedy it. Parents should also cultivate a serious attitude of listening to songs when practicing with their children. With some appropriate encouragement and praise, children can have a sense of accomplishment and feel that their piano sound can bring enjoyment to people around them, thus increasing their interest in the piano. Therefore, it is essential to practice the piano with children and listen to their words before the children develop the habit of practicing independently. That is to say, after the children develop the habit of practicing independently, they should accompany them when they have time. When teachers and parents clarify their responsibilities and correct their attitudes, children will independently produce corresponding responsibilities and attitudes.
Second, find a good teacher for children.
After understanding the specific responsibilities and proper attitude, it is time to implement them. That is to find a piano teacher for the children. There are only three channels to find a piano teacher now: first, through introduction by others; The second is to contact large and small training schools on the street; Third, television and online advertising. But many channels and information make parents who have never been exposed to music at a loss. How to find a good teacher with complete knowledge and personality for children has become something that every parent longs for. Let's take a brief look at these ways to find a teacher. The first way is the safest. Teachers who are introduced by others are generally teachers with certain teaching experience, at least with students (more or less), but this method also has some shortcomings, that is, teachers may be very successful in teaching other people's children. He is not fit to teach your children what to do? Find another teacher, because of emotional reasons, always introduced by acquaintances; Stop looking for a teacher, it's not suitable for children, and children don't like it. After a long time, children will fall into the dilemma of never liking teachers to not liking pianos. The second and third methods are not very safe, and it will be more troublesome to find an amateur teacher in case. Therefore, choosing a teacher has become the biggest headache for parents. A good piano teacher should be able to teach students in accordance with their aptitude. Playing the piano well does not necessarily mean teaching well. Playing the piano and teaching the piano are two subjects, and the method you can play well may not be suitable for the students you teach. A good piano teacher should have different teaching methods, different teaching tones, different ways of communication, and flexibly use different teaching materials for each child. I have received many piano children who have studied for a period of time (or one or two years, or three or four years) and transferred them to me to study. Generally speaking, they seldom change teachers when they learn piano, unless they upgrade their skills from amateur to professional. So I was curious to ask my parents why they changed teachers. Some people say that going back to class is always unsatisfactory, there are mistakes, teachers have a bad attitude, and children don't like it. It is said that the child has been studying for a long time and feels that the progress is too slow and unsatisfactory. Moreover, these children are preparing for the piano exam of Grade 5 and 6, and parents always feel that the teacher has made little progress when teaching. I asked my children to play some music by the way. As soon as I heard it, I felt that the foundation was very unstable. Playing the piano is like skating on the keys. It is not people who control the movements of their hands, but the hands control people. They are wrong everywhere. If they are wrong, they will stop and play again. Everyone who listens thinks that this player may stop making mistakes at any time, and his heart is tied up for him. After the whole song, the child seems to have just finished running, which obviously took a lot of effort; Next, I randomly selected a Baie song to play for him, which was also full of mistakes. I think it's strange. Baie belongs to the enlightenment teaching material in piano teaching material. It stands to reason that even if it is the first time to play a strange tune, it should not be like this, let alone a child who has to take the Grade Five exam. Then I randomly pointed to a note in the textbook and asked the child, which note is this? The child has been reading textbooks for a long time. I thought he was puzzled, so I encouraged him to say, don't be afraid, just play boldly. The child looked at me with an unconfident face and said, this is it. At some point, he played down the matter. Seeing my frown, he immediately raised his hand and said, wrong is wrong. That's it. He played another note. As a result, both sounds are wrong. The child was cheated and the results were all wrong! The current grading system has caused many parents to take exams for the purpose of grading, and it has also caused teachers to encourage them to do so. At present, middle and senior students are illiterate and have poor basic skills, not to mention knowledge of music theory. Some students want to take CET-6, but they have never even played Cherny 849, and some have never even played Cherny 599. You can imagine how bad the basic skills are. At this time, how to teach them, and start practicing basic skills for fear that children will feel frustrated and thus lose interest; I really don't know what will happen if I don't start all over again, even if I have finished all the grades. I have to confess to my parents behind my child's back. If you want me to teach you, you can start from the basics and give your child a good excuse to start over. If I'm afraid my children can't accept it, I'd better go to my original teacher, because I'm really not very good at teaching just for exams. Let's talk about the grading exam again. My answer is yes. As a platform to test the achievements of piano learning, no matter how much water there is in the exam, you should try it. If it is too wet, it is necessary to improve the scoring standard. Although we passed the test, we can set a good or excellent goal for our children, let them mix the water in a grading test, and let them check the results at the same time. I have also seen some teachers demonstrate sentence by sentence to students and teach them to type CET textbooks sentence by sentence. This is completely cramming teaching. At best, students learn to memorize notes and play fingering mechanically according to the teacher's playing track. This is not teaching piano at all. This is to turn students into an music box, a simple pronunciation machine with no life and no feelings. Some of these students are very talented and can basically grasp the essence of music with a little hint, but they are sad at the thought of being delayed for so long. So, I want to say to those teachers who forget their duties for the exam. Perhaps parents and children don't pay much attention to it, but as a teacher, don't delay children's time, which is limited and precious.
Here, I want to give parents a guiding suggestion. When you contact the teacher, you usually contact by phone. You can tell the teacher the basic situation of the child on the phone first, and then ask the teacher the teaching method. Some parents said they were afraid to ask too many teachers, so don't worry. There are many teachers. If the teacher doesn't even have the patience to explain his teaching methods to parents, I advise parents to find another way. Even if you ask him to teach, this kind of teacher will change sooner or later. After the initial confirmation by telephone contact, the teacher can try to teach a class first. Now I usually take the initiative to try teaching. The biggest purpose of the trial teaching is to make the telephone conversation real, so that teachers, parents and students can communicate face to face and promote understanding. Parents and students can understand teachers, and teachers can understand parents and students. After the first trial teaching, neither parents nor students can fully understand what this teacher is. Moreover, we can have a clear understanding and a general understanding of teachers' teaching methods. Teachers can also learn about the general living habits of this family and children's study habits, and make targeted educational programs suitable for children. Therefore, trial teaching is beneficial to all aspects!
Third, create a good environment for children to learn piano.
Piano is an instrument that needs a lot of practice time to improve and perfect its skills. Of course, not only the piano, but also other instruments need a lot of practice time. On the basis of ensuring sufficient practice time, the practice environment has become an important factor to improve piano skills quickly. This learning environment is different from what we usually call learning environment. Usually, what we call learning environment is divided into macro environment and micro environment. Macro-environment refers to the educational environment with social background, social policies and regulations on education, and the configuration of hardware and software provided by schools for students. Microenvironment refers to the environment in which children do homework and review their lessons after school. Learning piano is also divided into macro environment and micro environment. In the case that the macro environment cannot be changed, efforts should be made to shape the micro environment. I advocate that learning the piano should not be regarded as a compulsory course for children, like going to school at ordinary times (except for those who are determined to achieve something on the piano since childhood), but should be regarded as a kind of entertainment and relaxation after studying at ordinary times. Piano and learning complement each other and make progress together. Piano and study should not be parallel lines, but cross lines. Some children say it's too tiring to practice after learning the piano. Don't be parallel, cross. Piano is an auxiliary tool for learning. If you are tired of studying, take a rest, play the piano to relax, and then go to study. Who said how long it would take to practice the piano continuously? It is ok to cut the practice time into small pieces. Some parents often say to their children, "Do your homework quickly, and then practice the piano after you finish it!" Children originally thought so. They would practice the piano after finishing their homework, but they often feel bored after hearing what their parents said. Why not put it another way, "honey, you are tired of studying, have a rest and play the piano to relax, and mom can enjoy listening to music!" " Parents remind their children that they will not be too disgusted. Moreover, the research shows that the advantages of decentralized practice are greater than concentrated practice. Concentrated practice is highly concentrated, which is easy to cause fatigue and reduce excitement. Even adults should take a break after an hour of uninterrupted practice, and children should take a break after 65,438+00 minutes and 20 minutes, and change to other things to keep their concentration and excitement during practice. Therefore, learning piano and taking lessons should cross and complement each other.
The above suggestions are based on my years of piano education. Teachers play the most important role in learning piano, followed by parents and students. Teachers' guidance and parents' encouragement play a vital role in learning piano. What students need is to study hard in this environment. Of course, our own efforts are also indispensable. In piano learning, the cooperation between teachers and parents is greater than that of traditional culture learning. School teachers meet students every day and guide them to study every day. Some teachers even know their students better than their parents, but learning the piano is different. Teachers and students meet once a week. Watch it twice at most, so I hope that when I have time, parents can accompany their children to learn the piano and help students remember the key points. Usually, parents should act as temporary teachers. Some parents said, "I don't understand. How can I be a teacher?" It doesn't matter whether you know it or not, the most important thing is whether you want to learn the piano well, especially in the early stage. It is not only the teaching and learning between teachers and students, but also the cooperation between parents and family environment. Here, I wish all students who learn piano can get good grades!