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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]dp.. I made my kids practice their piano when they were taking lessons in ES.  I let them quit when they were like 10 because they begged me to; [b]I knew that they would regret it one day.  And I was right.  They are older teens n ow, and they regret quitting. They will sit at the piano once in a while and play something.   My one kid even took up the guitar and said how much they regretted not continuing piano[/b].   Sometimes, parents really do know what's best for their kids and a bit of tiger parenting is warranted.  My DC told me I should've pushed them more (they are now 19). :roll:  [/quote]

When I was young, my dad made me learn piano for twelve years and guitar for five years.  I had to practice two hours every day, and I hated him.  When I headed off to college, my piano and guitar skills provided me with an opportunity to make friends, and I even met my wife at a party where I showed my guitar skills.  That was fifteen years ago.  [b]I am making sure my ten-year-old DS and nine-year-old DD learn music as soon as they are able to speak.[/b]  If they can learn vocals, even better.[/quote]

Let's be honest...your guitar skills allowed you to make friends and attract your wife.  So, you would have had the same results with 1/2 the time (i.e., no piano).

Surprised your 10 year old and 9 year old can't speak yet.  Hope it happens soon.[/quote]

LOL... thank you for the corrections.  I should have said "I made sure both my DS and DD learned music as soon as they were able to speak".  Both started music at the age of four.  They can quit after they turn eighteen.

I found that learning piano made learning other instruments such as guitar so much easier.  After spending twelve years learning piano, it took me about three months to get good at the guitar.  It took me five years to get "great" with guitar.

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I'm the PP with the guitar/piano playing kids.  This is true.  I play both (self taught). I told my DC that learning to play the guitar is easier if you know how to play the piano, or at least read the notes.   I play piano using guitar notes; I am not able to quickly site read piano notes, but I can play any song on the piano if I have the guitar chords.

And yea, I told my DS that girls go gaga over guys who can play the guitar.

I'm a mom btw.[/quote]

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