Parents

Parent Support  =  Your Child's Success

To give your child the best possible support, you should:

• Listen to your child practice and acknowledge improvement.

• Offer compliments and encouragement regularly

• Expose your child to a wide variety of music, including concerts and recitals.

• Encourage your child to talk to you about his/her lessons.

• Make sure your child's instrument is in good working order.

• Encourage your child to play for family and friends.

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Remember, "PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT" 

(Well not always, but it's a lot of fun trying!)

• Provide your child a quiet place in which to practice.

• Fifteen minutes a day, 4 days a week is required.

• Parent listen nearby during practice time as often as possible.

• Praise your child's efforts and achievements.

Your child's progress will be greatly enhanced if you:

• Don't use practice as a punishment.

• Don't insist your child play for others when he/she doesn't want to.

• Don't ridicule or make fun of mistakes or less than perfect playing.

• Don't apologize to others for your child's weak performance.

• Don't start your child on an instrument that is in poor condition.

• Don't expect rapid progress in the beginning.