28 October 2009
Piano Lessons for Children Builds Teaching Skills
As you use the Piano Patch Program to teach your little ones, whether it be your own children, or other students, you will quickly notice that your own skills will dramatically improve.
It is a well known fact that teaching increases knowledge and skill of the topic you are teaching. Along with gaining a more intimate knowledge of the very basics of learning piano, you will also gain another special skill that you can’t learn without actual hands on experience. This skill is unique and rare because the opportunity to develop is rare as well.
What is this special skill? It is the unique ability to work with young children and be in a constant position to learn how to simplify a complex concept so that even a child can comprehend it. It is the constant search for a new way to teach the same concept that grows your ability to teach as well as learn. This special skill can’t be learned in a book because every single child is different and each on responds to a different approach. The skills you will gain will be eye opening for yourself, as you begin to see things through the eyes of a true beginner.
Believe it or not, these same skills that you learn as you teach children, applies beautifully to teaching adults as well. ~smile~
So, enjoy the process and take every opportunity to teach, because in teaching, you are learning as well!
Nov 5, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Lisa you are right. I’m learning together with my granddaughter. Both of us enjoy this process. Thanks.
Consuelo