Growing in musicianship doesn’t require hours of practice every day. It does require consistency in practicing every day. If your student has been struggling to make time for practice each day—that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s time to quit. It’s just time to make some adjustments and take it week-by-week.
While music is usually seen as an add-on to make a child appear well-rounded on a college application, music education from a young age teaches surprising skills children will carry with them into adulthood. Not every music student will be better at math, but they will have more confidence and discipline necessary for any career they choose.
Many people want to start their students in music lessons as soon as possible to develop their attention to detail and discipline, but some instruments are just too big for little fingers. In our last post, we shared some questions to consider before signing up for private lessons, and this time we’ll help you decide which instrument to start with.
