Is practice just playing a piece over and over again? Mindless repetition is tiresome and with that you will surely get very little results. If your music doesn't sound musical, it is time to work on a few things. Learning to play an instrument well takes time. Even if you are very young, you can pracice 30 minutes a day, even if your spread it out over 2 sessions. If you skip days of practice, you won't see much results. We all need routine. Children want to please their parents. Praising their day-to-day progress is the single most important thing to be done. Children like to be the boss. Try asking them questions about their music rather than giving directions. Let them discover a few things as independently as possible.
Practicing is lonely and mistakes do happen. Listen for reasons to be positive. You may not have a little Mozart, but you can find reasons to praise your child. Brag on the little things, like sitting up straight an keeping a good hand position. You might be amazed what it will do for them and you too.
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