Parents sacrifice a lot for their children, everyday, but far too often that means donating time and money to your child without the reward of involvement in their lives.? Some piano lessons can add to this disconnect between parental contribution and involvement, but it is not necessary when lessons are in your own home.
Donating Time and Money – For too many parents, their role in their child’s live is reduced to check writer, taxi driver and occasional observer. They drop their child off for a piano lesson, then in an hour come back to pick them up.? During the drive the child gazes out into traffic or stares into their phone.? If the parent asks how they lesson went, they’ll be lucky to to get a monosyllabic answer.? Their child spends time every week with someone who may a virtual stranger to the rest of the family.? They have no idea if the child is practicing? the right music or if the melody sounds as it should.? They may have to nag the student to practice and never know if it pays off during the lesson.? Every month they get a bill they must pay.? If they want to discuss the child’s progress a separate appointment must be set up.? Then once or twice a year, there’s a recital and for a few moments they enjoy their child in the spotlight, but the price of these few moments has been very high, in time money and energy, and the child may be anxious about performing.? Perhaps the worst thing in all of this is that the parent actually has no idea what is going on in the lessons.? Does the teacher’s smiling face become a scowl once the parent drives away?? Is the child’s reluctance to go to lessons merely a little laziness or a symptom of a problem during their lessons?? Is your child’s self esteem being encouraged or dismantled during piano lessons?? With lessons in a teachers home or studio you just don’t know for sure.??
Good Return on Parental Investments – Because Klavier Institute lessons are given in the students own home a parent observes every lesson without interrupting the lesson or sacrificing their own schedule.? The teacher is a known entity who is an extension of the family, rather than a mystery to it.? ?The parents spend lesson time in their own home, instead of spending the time fighting traffic.? There’s no battle to get the child in the car with their music and then back home again.? When their child practices, the tunes are familiar to the parent and the parent can hear the progress.? Conversations with the teacher are easy and natural – and there is no need for a special appointment.? Recital time is still a special occasion, but while the child might be a little anxious about playing before strangers, having their parents as audience is familiar.? Best of? all the parents know exactly the content, attitude and effect of each lesson.? They can observe the interaction between their child and the teacher.? They can observe the child go from success to success and challenges are understood.? When lessons are taught in the home, the child is always happier, but parents are the real winners.? ? ??
CALL 972-377-0561 or EMAIL KLAVIERINSTITUTE@GMAIL.COM to increase your involvement in your child’s life.