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12 Mar 2013 17:22 #8786
by andreasro
My dear Alina, so glad you are here! 
Kate is one of the very early learners using Soft Mozart! And she's doing great! The attraction to spider is very common thing, you know?
If you are in Guess Key, you may tell her the spider will have a stomach ache from eating so many fruits.
As for Gentle Piano, you may try to tell her if spider comes butterflies will not be able to fly. I didn't always have great explanations, I tried till it worked But maybe other parents here will refresh my memory because many of us encounter similar things and teachers have given us ideas on how they do it in piano classes.
Andrea
Replied by andreasro on topic Hi from Northern Ireland
My dear Alina, so glad you are here! Kate is one of the very early learners using Soft Mozart! And she's doing great! The attraction to spider is very common thing, you know?
If you are in Guess Key, you may tell her the spider will have a stomach ache from eating so many fruits.
As for Gentle Piano, you may try to tell her if spider comes butterflies will not be able to fly. I didn't always have great explanations, I tried till it worked
But maybe other parents here will refresh my memory because many of us encounter similar things and teachers have given us ideas on how they do it in piano classes.Andrea
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12 Mar 2013 18:56 #8789
by hellene
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Replied by hellene on topic Hi from Northern Ireland
Alina, your video made my day!
Your personal example is the most important motivation. This is why I encourage parents of young kids to start learning first.
Did you notice that kids from intelligent families have wider vocabulary, they are better learners in school and have better cognitive skills? The more information kids absorb at their early age - the more knowledge seeds will grow up in future.
Sometimes I am teaching big families and when the youngest come to my lessons they have very fast and steady start.
Your baby is already adjusting her voice to the pitch of the piano. I see her eye/hand/voice coordination in making. It is very remarkable!
There are many creative ways to make kids practicing. I wrote a little about it in my blog. Did you read it?
softmozart.com/forum/20-hellene-hiners-b...rite-a-new-book.html
Your personal example is the most important motivation. This is why I encourage parents of young kids to start learning first.
Did you notice that kids from intelligent families have wider vocabulary, they are better learners in school and have better cognitive skills? The more information kids absorb at their early age - the more knowledge seeds will grow up in future.
Sometimes I am teaching big families and when the youngest come to my lessons they have very fast and steady start.
Your baby is already adjusting her voice to the pitch of the piano. I see her eye/hand/voice coordination in making. It is very remarkable!
There are many creative ways to make kids practicing. I wrote a little about it in my blog. Did you read it?
softmozart.com/forum/20-hellene-hiners-b...rite-a-new-book.html
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12 Mar 2013 20:52 #8794
by Larisa
Replied by Larisa on topic Hi from Northern Ireland
Hi Alina,
I had a problem with a keen interest in spiders too. Some kids try to press simultaneously as many wrong keys as they can. Just to get a spiders' choir. I couldn't handle it. I tried to cause a feeling of pity for the hungry dwarf. But boys have no interest in that old stupid man but they are really obsessed with those ugly spiders. The only way for me to keep their motivated in fruits is to award them with those fruits. I have a special magic basket for this case. After the lesson we have a look in it. If the dwarf was satisfied with a number of fruits, he puts a gummi or jelly fruit (sweet) in that basket
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For your own child you can have a little box of strawberries or another berries .
I had a problem with a keen interest in spiders too. Some kids try to press simultaneously as many wrong keys as they can. Just to get a spiders' choir. I couldn't handle it. I tried to cause a feeling of pity for the hungry dwarf. But boys have no interest in that old stupid man but they are really obsessed with those ugly spiders. The only way for me to keep their motivated in fruits is to award them with those fruits. I have a special magic basket for this case. After the lesson we have a look in it. If the dwarf was satisfied with a number of fruits, he puts a gummi or jelly fruit (sweet) in that basket
.For your own child you can have a little box of strawberries or another berries
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13 Mar 2013 16:26 #8818
by dalis
Replied by dalis on topic Hi from Northern Ireland
Hi again,
Thanks for all your replies.
- to Andrea: I'm happy to be here and really glad we met and thank you for your advice so far
-to Hellene: I wish I'd come across this before I had Kate as I would have had time to enjoy the piano and music much more than time allows me to now. And yes I do believe that her seeying me play it, as little as I do it, has helped her passively learn. I'm happy the video made your day. And no I haven't read much on the forum. I will check the link out and read more. I barely have time for the computer this days, but will catch up.
- to Larisa: yes I found it hard to deal with no progress at all for so long, as it was something that I really wanted her to enjoy. I haven't tryed rewards as she doesnt have any patience and if she sees the "eatable price" I can't win the battle and she'll get them and then all interest she had in the activity is gone. But will think to see if I can find a way to link her achievement to some sort of reward
- to Monlingling: Kate enjoyed a lot about 40 lessons of LMusician, after that all interest was gone, she just wouldnt watch it at all. Barelly any progress there. But will keep on trying as my patience is bigger than she thinks. And yes, SM can be introduced earlier than 2. Even earlier than 1 as Andrea will tell you
Thanks for all your replies.
- to Andrea: I'm happy to be here and really glad we met and thank you for your advice so far
-to Hellene: I wish I'd come across this before I had Kate as I would have had time to enjoy the piano and music much more than time allows me to now. And yes I do believe that her seeying me play it, as little as I do it, has helped her passively learn. I'm happy the video made your day
. And no I haven't read much on the forum. I will check the link out and read more. I barely have time for the computer this days, but will catch up.- to Larisa: yes I found it hard to deal with no progress at all for so long, as it was something that I really wanted her to enjoy. I haven't tryed rewards as she doesnt have any patience and if she sees the "eatable price" I can't win the battle and she'll get them and then all interest she had in the activity is gone. But will think to see if I can find a way to link her achievement to some sort of reward
- to Monlingling: Kate enjoyed a lot about 40 lessons of LMusician, after that all interest was gone, she just wouldnt watch it at all. Barelly any progress there. But will keep on trying as my patience is bigger than she thinks
. And yes, SM can be introduced earlier than 2. Even earlier than 1 as Andrea will tell you Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
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