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[quote=Anonymous]no I'm not happy my parents made me take piano lessons. It was a big part of making me unhappy for 3-4 years of my childhood and I didn't learn much at all. But it was the WAY they did it that was bad. (Just forcing me to do it, never encouragine me, never listening... I was the only one who had to come home and practice, while my brothers could play outside doing whatever they wanted til dinner..)

I signed my 7 year old up for piano, but he loved it. I try very very hard to stay out of his practicing. I was lucky he did it on his own (only 5 minutes at a time at random intervals, but he made good progress.) Now that it's not exciting for him anymore (after a year), I do ask him to practice, but let him set the timer himself. The timer helps. I tell him the goal is 20 mins/day, but he sets it sometimes for 20, sometimes 5, usually 10 or 15. So far, it works just for me to assk what time of day he wants to practice. I don't get upset if he misses a day, though I might comment on it. So far it works. (He probably misses at least 2 days a week on average, and practices maybe 15 mins the other days, but he makes progress. Sometimes it helps a lot just to get in 5 mins after breakfast, 10 mins while I'm making dinner..)

But if he ever wants to quit, I will let him (and encourage him to find another instrument, or way to include music in his life)[/quote]

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