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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG! I have an 8 yo who's finishing the third year of lessons and I am lucky when I can get half an hour of practice to happen![/quote]

Your kid will be fine. I have a 16 year old who has been taking lessons for 10 years, and almost never practices more than 45 mins a day. Usually closer to 30 mins. Your kid and mine will be competent casual pianists. The other kids are serious. There's room for them all!

If you're looking for tips on helping get your kid to practice, I was able to get more regular practice out of my son when I told him he just had to do 15 minutes with a goal of 30. It's the same thing I do for myself and exercise. I have to do 15 minutes on the treadmill, and once I'm there I typically do 30 - 45, but it makes it easier to get started if I know I'm just signing up for 15 minutes. My son could stop after 15 minutes if he wanted, and I'd consider that the day's practice. Typically, once he started, he did his whole practice.

Sorry for this tangent, OP. Sounds like you have some really dedicated kids![/quote]

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