Thank you Jayne for all the suggestions. Many of which are already incorporated. Even with a roll, the chord is too far to reach at this point for her hands.
I think that at 4, you have to sit with them and practice. But there are many difficult times as they can play the piece, but then start to go fast. And they don't want to listen about the beat because there is some accomplishment for themselves to be able to do it with speed -- or maybe just with DD.
It is interesting how fast they do read notes. The teacher does a little bit with her and gets her to read them and asks her where the G would be, etc. I am working with her to understand attached notes go faster. Hollow notes she has to hold. Little things like that and a GT 4 year old learns these things quickly. But attitude is another thing.
The teacher suggested singing "this notes goes s-l-o-w-l-y". This works for her.
As I said, there are many positives, but his attitude seems to be a bit that he wants to show her off with the recital and stuff. That goes against my gut. Right now. Not that she can't do recitals but I want to focus on her enjoyment and never about showing her off.
Though she has done some ballet recitals, since that is part of every ballet show, and this is her 3rd year of ballet, but she has wanted to dance in front of people since she was a year. Though it wasn't so much wanting to dance in front of people as just dancing. Where there was music....
So who recommends doing the recitals early on for instrument players? Does it provide added incentive?
Ren
