Category: Kids

  • How Do I Help My Kid Play Guitar?

    How Do I Help My Kid Play Guitar?

    Kids Do Well With Guitar When Parents ListenBest school? Best guitar? Practice every day? All helpful. But not if your kid doesn’t want to play. Kids who do well are in families that place a value on playing music:

    The instrument is easy to get to and in good condition
    No one is nagging them to practice
    No one is saying “Stop playing the same thing over and over!”
    Family members (parents, mainly) listen in a general way, from another room, while kids play; comments and questions afterwards.

    Someone is interested in what the child is playing, and verbally noting their progress.

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  • Don’t MAKE Your Kids Practice Guitar 30 Minutes a Day

    Don’t MAKE Your Kids Practice Guitar 30 Minutes a Day

    Don't MAKE Your Kid Practice GuitarBut do have them play something every day. It’s the “every day” part that does the trick.

    Kids get discouraged when they have to do stuff that’s hard. If they only play every 3 days it’s always hard.

    Playing London Bridge once a day starts as a small challenge. By the end of the week they’re bragging about how easy it is.

    Then they get the rush that spurs them on to play longer. They are more familiar with the success that practice brings and they’re more likely to dive in on their own.

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