This is just another example of his already underacheiving personality. I honestly don't want him to quit but his mind is made up. It's truly is sad since he seems to be a natural at the piano.
He began taking lessons in October with a wonderful teacher. Within 2 weeks he was reading music and playing short songs with chords. He is currrently on his 9th or 10th scale, reads music, can play some basic classical pieces. The teacher really keeps things interesting for him. His lessons seems fun. Usually they do scales, a duet song, a more complicated song, and review the 1-2 pages he completed in the workbook.
The biggest problem is that he HATES practicing lately. When he does practice he rushes through it. When he doesn't practice it really shows at his lessons and he gets upset and defensive. For the first few months DS6 didn't really need to practice every day but as he learns more and more he really does need at least 10-15 minutes a day to practice.
Any BTDT advice??
For those of you who haven't followed our story we are waiting out the end of a bad year in PS. DS6 no longer reads for pleasure, does advanced math or anything academic in his spare time. He HATES school and recently told me that he is no longer smart. Piano was the last thing that he seemed to still enjoy doing at an advanced level (well besides video games!!
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