Teaching your children at home can be such a rewarding experience. For whatever reason you chose to homeschool I am sure you want to offer your child the best education possible. Have you considered adding piano lessons to the subjects you teach your child? Homeschool piano is becoming more of a possibility these days thanks to the internet. Even if you don’t know how to play the piano yourself, these online courses can teach you as well as your child.
You can now download online piano software that teaches you and your child how to play the piano in a fun and easy way. You will learn how to read music, play by ear, and play any song you have ever wanted to learn. The best part is that you can do this at your own pace at a fraction of the cost of traditional piano lessons. And since you are already homeschooling your child it will be an easy addition to your curriculum.
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Playing the piano is a multi-sensory experience. It involves three of the senses – tactile, visual and aural. To really create music, a pianist must engage each of those senses to be successful. And, to learn to play the piano, it is equally as important to engage all the senses from the first day of study.
Learning to play the piano using the pentatonic scale is a method of study that appeals especially to adult learners. Why? Because it is immediately gratifying and because success comes easily through a multi-sensory learning style approach.
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I have the privilege of teaching a wonderful group of adult piano and organ students on a weekly basis. Some of my students are beginners, some are intermediate and some are advanced. The reasons they are taking lessons vary. Some of the adult piano students are taking lessons to enhance and broaden their skills, some are learning pedagogical techniques, some are studying theory and others are learning to play the piano simply for pure pleasure and enjoyment.
Each of these students brings to their lessons a variety of joys, challenges, needs and desires. I have to but listen to them and to their playing to gain a wealth of knowledge and wisdom. So, what do I learn every week from my piano students?
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