Comments on: Teaching Music To Children

By: janice

janice — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:53:29 +0000

I’m so glad it was useful you you Tiffani
Kind Regards, Janice

By: Tiffanni

Tiffanni — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:45:28 +0000

Janice thank you very much for your words of wisdom on this subject. I have recently started teaching a 4yo piano and the above information calmed me in this teaching challenge.

By: shumran

shumran — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:19:02 +0000

Thank you Janice!
I teach children music sometimes and I always found it difficult to capture their focus, especially of the younger ones. This gave me a few tips on how to sparkle up my lessons.

By: janice

janice — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:54:43 +0000

Hi Angel,
I know it can be tricky teaching children at this age group – even the best ones! You may find some ideas in this article on how to simplify some games down.

By: Valentino L. Vazquez

Valentino L. Vazquez — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:52:40 +0000

I have been the director of guitar stuidies at the Jazz Workshop Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA. for the past 11 years. Our main tenet is “Get them while they’re young”! Creative repetition manages improvement!

By: Angel

Angel — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:51:16 +0000

May i ask, what if it was a one to one teaching with a 4 year old whose learning ability is slower compared to other kids of the same age? And there is only a piano in the classroom? Do you have any suggestions on what kind of games or ways i can help this kid to develop an interest in music or piano? i have tried drawing and colouring, but in just awhile he got bored of that. He still can’t read or write very well. Thanks!!

By: David

David — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:29:38 +0000

I would also add, to teach the children to play on an instrument by using songs that they can already sing. You wouldn’t ask a child learning to read to start by reading a book in another language. You would ask them to read words that were already familiar with. Do the same with playing instruments.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:04:04 +0000

Hi. So nice to come across this blog! Music appreciation seems to be “slipping” and this is not good.

Classical musically can be especially enriching and kids really seem to respond to it.

Blake sent us this story, about his work helping kids experience classical music. He had a genuine “aha moment” when he realized he could use his love of music help kids.
ahamoment.com/pg/moments/view/3045

Enjoy!
-Mike
mike@ahamoment.com / Mutual of Omaha

By: Dida

Dida — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:20:48 +0000

As a home school mom, trying to afford all the extra curricular activities became too pricey. I realized that I was to be their music teacher, at least for the elementary stages. These tips are AWESOME!!! You ought to put a little music learning kit together for home school moms. Thanks for the help! And for the fun!

By: eugene cantera

eugene cantera — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:00:21 +0000

Here’s one more bit of advice – keep it simple and have FUN! Learning music is NOT the most important thing to these kids and it should not be the most important thing to you to try and teach them music. Do not judge your success or failure by musical results. Instead, instill in each child a sense of self worth, pride, and a ‘can do it’ attitude and wrap it all up in a ‘fun’ package. You will be setting your students up for a positive attitude in life and a warm and happy feeling about their musical experiences. That’s a win-win situation!