The first time that I tied ballet slippers to my four year old feet, I knew that I wanted to dance for the rest of my life.
That is – until I saw the vastness of the ballroom: the clean, shiny, wooden strips of floor running into eternity and onto the mirrors that were 100 stories high!
Yeah, no thanks. I’ll hide in the dressing room.
Eventually, I got comfortable flexing and pointing my feet on the open floor in center stage and learning to revelé downstage.
A piano, even a small keyboard, might feel like that vast stage to a young music student. There are just so many keys; two colors. They each make a particular sound, but what’s the pattern? Why do these sound like little birds and these like thunder?
I explain the keyboard to the child then teach a few exercises to encourage playing in all octaves. After a few minutes, most children can play little tunes on their own!
Children as young as 4 can begin learning their way around a full size piano. Sign up for my online course when you feel that your child is ready to learn beautiful piano music!
