{"id":2137,"date":"2014-03-01T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pianonotes.wpengine.com\/?p=2137"},"modified":"2014-02-28T12:43:09","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T18:43:09","slug":"learning-teaching-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pianonotes.piano4u.com\/index.php\/2014\/03\/learning-teaching-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning and Teaching Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.letsplaykidsmusic.com\/first-piano-lessons-to-introduce-your-child-to-the-piano-to-do-at-home\/\">First Piano Lessons : Getting Started<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><a title=\"First Piano Lessons : Getting Started\" href=\"http:\/\/www.letsplaykidsmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/piano-fi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Let's Play Music : First Piano Lessons - Getting Started\" src=\"http:\/\/www.letsplaykidsmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/piano-fi.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"124\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>When do you know if your child is ready to start learning the piano?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How can I tell if they are going to like it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>My child is only 5 \u2013 is it too early to start lessons \u2013 might it be a waste of money?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are all frequent questions asked by parents who are interested in starting their child on the piano. There is no definitive age to start that is right for everyone. Firstly, it is vital that the child shows a desire and interest in playing the piano, and is happy to sit and concentrate for a short time, say 15 minutes to start with. It is a lot easier if they can already read a little, so it is probably best to give that a head start, and not to bombard them with too much information all at once! It also helps if they have strong little hands, although this can be improved with practice, if they have very small hands, it might be better to let them grow a bit!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These first piano lessons are a series of short exercises disguised as games, that combine strengthening and co-ordination with note recognition and memory. They are presented in a playful and engaging way that doesn\u2019t cause frustration, but hopefully a little satisfaction along the way. With this series of easy first piano lessons, parents will be able to assist their own children in the basic, first steps of playing the piano. Laying the foundations in a fun and easy way, which will give their children the incentive and confidence to go on to a piano teacher for proper one to one lessons and be in a strong position to learn and make the most of them. Progress will be much faster, and they will be more likely to succeed and develop a real love of the instrument.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ready to start?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.letsplaykidsmusic.com\/first-piano-lessons-to-introduce-your-child-to-the-piano-to-do-at-home\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Click here<\/span><\/a><\/span> for the lessons to get started!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Piano Lessons : Getting Started When do you know if your child is ready to start learning the piano? &nbsp; How can I tell if they are going to like it? &nbsp; My child is only 5 \u2013 is it too early to start lessons \u2013 might it be a waste of money? &nbsp; These are all frequent questions asked by parents who are interested in starting their child [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,34],"tags":[118,18,13,47],"class_list":["post-2137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-featured-articles","tag-beginner-piano","tag-lessons","tag-music","tag-teachers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Learning and Teaching Tools - PianoNotes Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pianonotes.piano4u.com\/index.php\/2014\/03\/learning-teaching-tools\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Learning and Teaching Tools - PianoNotes Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"First Piano Lessons : Getting Started When do you know if your child is ready to start learning the piano? &nbsp; 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