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Old April 12th 06, 04:41 PM posted to misc.kids
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Default Cost of Piano Lessons?


"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message
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xkatx wrote:

No places that I've called, or private lessons, are willing to take
children under 6


If you want to start a very young child, there are
teachers who specialize in that (and probably teach Suzuki).
It's heavy-duty parental involvement at that stage, though,
especially for the daily practice. I didn't start mine
until they were reading (words) well and had the maturity
to be able to commit to daily practice without my having
to be involved in every second.

Best wishes,
Ericka


I had meant one on one lessons, either through any company or a private
instructor. There's this Music for Young Children program offered, which is
the parents and children together, and I believe that starts at a preschool
age. Mind you, it's not sitting down at a piano for half an hour for a
lesson, it includes some basic keyboarding, singing, games - all based
around the piano.
I believe I started piano around 5. I was reading and writing when I had
started kindergarden and piano with private lessons. I would have loved to
go back to that private instructor I had, but I don't know if she's still
doing lessons, or even if she's still alive? She had to have been at least
50 when I started lessons, almost 20 years ago. If I recall correctly, she
looked to be pushing 70 by the time I had stopped lessons. That was the
only woman my mom was able to find that would take children at a
kindergarden level, and my mom found her from another girl in my
kindergarden class who was with this piano teacher.
Oddly enough, my BIL now lives right next door to the piano teacher's
house... I've thought to knock on the door, but the idea very quickly went
out of my head