Preschoolers CAN.
A few years ago, if you had asked me if I thought piano lessons for preschoolers was a good idea, I would have laughed. “Absolutely not!” I would have said and then gone into all the reasons why I couldn’t teach a preschooler to play piano.
They can’t focus
They can’t sit still
They can’t move their fingers
They can’t, they can’t, they can’t.
Then…I became a parent.
When my daughter was only a few months old, I remember her laying on her belly looking at me intently as I talked to her about folding clothes and my dislike of such a task. I finally stopped, look her in the eye and said, “You understand every word I’m saying don’t you?” She gave me that little half-cocked grin that can only say “Duh, mommy.” Whether or not she did understand or was just responding to my making eye contact I’ll never know for sure but that moment was an eye opener for me as a parent.
“Never assume they don’t understand. Never assume they can’t do it.” After the “duh, mommy” laundry moment, those two phrases became my parenting motto. And now, they apply to my teaching as well.
There’s a lot a preschooler can’t do but if we focus on what they can’t do, so will they. So let’s turn this whole piano thing around:
Preschoolers CAN focus – for short periods of time on engaging activities.
Preschoolers CAN sit still – for a reasonable amount of time & only if given the chance to wiggle and giggle as part of the deal.
Preschoolers CAN move their fingers – if given simple motions to help them learn control while focusing on larger muscle movements.
Preschoolers…can do anything as long as it’s designed with them in mind.
After searching for a long time through numerous wonderful programs, I finally found the one that appealed to the music teacher in me and that the parent in me loves. This program was created just for preschoolers. It was created to meet them where they are, grab their attention through a variety of activities and get them learning about music & the piano (and a little math too!) on a level where they CAN be successful.
Because preschoolers CAN.
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