I have to give Val points for making me rethink this.
And I thought about why I push the technique on the piano practice. Because I am not so strident on many other things.
I think because I am drawn into it. I have to sit in her lessons and help her with practice. It started because she was so young and I had to help her learn the pieces. The piano teacher has a very high bar for DD and, as a result, I push her to play to those expectations. And she can, she does deliver.
In her gymnastics, her coach has high expectations also. He wants to start seriously training her next year but I don't push her in the playground. Because I am not involved.
So the posts made me rethink my position. Which is what this forum is about.
I do want her to learn good habits. And I still feel the piano lessons is a good training ground but I do think the focus there is based on the teacher and being drawn into it.
Ren
