I know this is difficult issue to decide what to do. Part of me doesn't like pushing her, but this violin business has been a while and we did investigate in January. They thought she had the ability but wanted to start the piano.
We want to see some discipline and are using the reading before we make a commitment to music lessons. This fall we are starting with group piano, not requiring daily practice.
Also, after she got the quarter and we put a sticker on that book, she was very pleased with herself. So we want to reinforce the practice as a really good thing. So the incentives seem to work as an accomplishment. Just reading the book does not.
Part of that is that I try always to applaud the practice and not the achievement, so I can read doesn't have kudos attached. And I have had a lot of support here for praising the effort, not the accomplishment. But at some point, they should have pride they can do the accomplishment.
Any comments on my last paragraph would be appreciated.
Ren
