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[quote=Anonymous]Wow you all have some really disciplined kids, or maybe they don't do other activities like sports. DD is 9-years old, plays piano and likes it but also does sports and scouts. She has a 30-minute lesson, and honestly she is mentally spent by the end, so I wouldn't do 45-minutes with her yet. I can't even imagine her practicing for an hour at a time at this age! She practices about 15-20 minutes most days of the week (usually 5 days... doesn't practice on lesson day and takes off another day when she has a late evening sport). 15 minutes is enough for her to go through her assigned songs (usually 3 total) several times practicing note reading, posture, pacing, etc. She usually masters things well by the next lesson and moves on. She goes through about 2 levels of the books per year. I think if we pushed a lot harder she'd hate it and quit, honestly. It needs to be kid-driven to last.[/quote]
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