Parents’ participation is a crucial element in students’ success.  Parents are anticipated to create a productive and encouraging environment to help the students learn.

For Piano lessons I expect the parents to:

  • Provide a working, regularly tuned piano. I strongly recommend an acoustic piano, but an 88 key weighted keyboard is a bare minimum. The instrument should be available to the student within the first two weeks from the start of lessons. I am happy to work with families in purchasing a good piano at a price they can afford.
  • Supervise and encourage daily practice at least 5 days a week. Provide a quiet room for practice, no other music playing, no TV blaring, and no people in and out of the practice space.
  • Bring music sheets, books and materials to each lesson, make sure kids handle their music with care and respect.
  • Invite classical music into your lives. Play it every day in your home, listen to it with your child, and discuss it. In addition, I provide music listening recommendations for my students.
  • Be proud of your child’s progress; encourage him or her to play regularly for you at home, for family and friends, at the school concerts, church, and other occasions. Playing for other people will be extremely beneficial for the child; it helps develop self-esteem and confidence.
  • Support your child in participation of studio concerts and other performance opportunities provided by various state and local organizations.

 

For the Music Theory class/lessons I expect the parents to:

  • Provide a basic keyboard for homework.
  • Obtain required supplies – music staff paper, pencils and erasers, metronome. I will provide the handout materials.
  • Monitor homework assignments; make sure all written and oral (singing) assignments are completed before the next class.
  • Listen and discuss the music with your kids.

 

For the Music Literacy class/lessons I expect the parents to:

  • Obtain required supplies – music staff paper, pencils and erasers, metronome. I will provide the handout materials.
  • Listen and discuss the music with your kids.