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Suggestions specific to this lesson:
Welcome everyone back from summer and be excited for the 2nd Year: Keyboard Time!
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a great start to our new year!!! Here at the beginning, practice only needs to take as little as 2 to 5 minutes, 5 times a week! The goal is
let your child get the idea that sitting at the keyboard is brief and pleasant.
Remember that listening to "soundtrack" songs often is part of the weekly practice assignment and will enhance your child's learning process: Listen,
Listen, Listen to the songs!
You should see the new semester's music in the app at this point. If you don't for any reason, please let me know ASAP and we'll work to get it figured
out.
Celebrate
Connection
Think of ways you can focus on making practice time as fun as possible – give your child warm, friendly eye contact, smile with your voice, be a little
silly, show you are relaxed and happy to sit with your child, and look for the good in your child's effort. Notice the joy in your child's eyes. Verbalize
the good you see and hug your child often. This is the beginning of the practice relationship that will be essential to your child's success in Let's Play
Music (and beyond!). The more you invest your energy into positive interaction, the more solid and successful this habit will become.
After doing your assignment for class, allow your child to fool around and experiment if he wants to, and play a song you know -- no matter how simple.
This can be done anytime or multiple times throughout the week. Model joy as you play the piano. If you make a mistake, smile and show that you are relaxed
and enjoy trying again to fix the mistake. Celebrate your effort to give him the idea his efforts are something to enjoy and celebrate.
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