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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This may not be what you want to hear -- I played piano for years before starting an instrument in grade school, that I continued throughout high school.  I hardly ever practiced at home.  Maybe a couple of times a year.

From piano I learned to sight read, and that transferred well to my band instrument.  Since nobody (or hardly anybody) actually plays an instrument after high school, it doesn't really matter if you're first chair or third chair, so I never needed that extra bump that practicing would have gotten me.  If she enjoys it, and practices sometimes, and her private lesson teacher is happy with her, and her band instructor is happy with her, then let it go.  [/quote]

This was me too.  I can't tell from OP's post, though, if the child is in band or just taking private lessons.  In my case, daily band class was enough to keep me up with the group, but I knew I'd never be first chair (fine by me, I just enjoyed making music with a group and didn't need to be the best, though I was good enough not to stick out in a negative way).

If the child is ONLY taking private lessons, though, he/she owes it to the teacher to be prepared for the next lesson.  In that case, some practice is necessary and the other posters' recommendations should be followed.  Is it an instrument that can be transferred to band or orchestra in school?  Another option would be to drop the private lessons and join band or orchestra.[/quote]

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