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How to Get Your Child to Practice....
(Without Resorting to Violence!!)
This valuable book, for peanuts, will help you take a good look at the
reasons why children do or do not succeed in instrumental practice. It will help you set up a successful home environment
where piano performance will flower. Cites useful studies related to
family practice environment. In my experience this book outlines the major attitudes that create environment where children
will succeed. One of the most interesting observations is that instrumental practice is related to the relationship with Mother.
Other subtleties include the quality of instrument and how it relates to interest and practice time. All of it
I have found to be true. Below, I have included "Gontroppo's" take on this wonderful book from Amazon.com:
Cynthia Richards alerts her readers to these stumbling blocks:
1 Indifferent home environment
2
Faulty teacher-child relationslip
3 Lack of maturity and commitment in the child
4 The wrong instrument
5
Unfavourable practice conditions
6 Bad memories
7 Peer pressure not to practice
8 Not proficient enough
to be competitive
9 Too many conflicting interests
10 Sibling rivalry
11 Competitive feelings with a parent
12 Communications
She also suggests some ways to overcome these problems:
1 Start early
2 Practice
with your child
3 Set up family rules for practicing
4 Use incentives when needed
5 Handle conflicts by
a avoiding emotional involvement
b being friendly
c being matter of fact
d not giving in
6 Enjoy
your children's music
7 Praise them for their successes
8 Look for stumbling blocks and do your best to remove
them
9 Focus your efforts on getting your child hooked on music
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