A lot of musically gifted children, unfortunately, fail to make it into musical career or even elementary musical education all because of the inability to do something for a long time, excessive mobility and lack of organization. They seem to possess necessary requirements; they are interested enough in music but the lessons simply don’t work. When the parents run out of patience it’s much simpler to just forget the prospects and leave all the expectations behind because they are not worth the pains of the teacher and tears of the child. Does it mean that becoming a musician is restricted only for the “crammers” and “good boys/girls”? Certainly not. What is the secret of taming a hyperactive child to learn music and practice it? In fact, there are plenty of them, and here is one for the start:
We will enclose with a piece of advice of how-to not enclose a lesson. “You are tired” or “you are bored” are wrong words or attitudes to finish a lesson. If that becomes a habit I can clearly see a child coming at the lesson already “tired” or “bored”. Every time of practice should bear an incentive for the next time, like a lasso tied to child’s interest. It can be words of encouragement or a promise to show, learn something new. Outwardly it may seem that the child pays no attention to this but next time you’ll surely see the flame in his eyes: “remember you said…”