Many students and parents want to know whether it is best to take exams or not when learning the piano. For me, there are some good and not so good aspects of undertaking examinations. Here are some of the pros... #1: Examinations provide a useful goal to work towards A lot of students are motivated by goals. When they have a timeframe and a date for the examination, students work effectively towards that goal. #2: Examinations provide another opinion of how your child is going​ Teachers, parents and the students themselves do well to seek the opinion of others about how they are doing at the piano. #3: Without examinations, children often won’t bother to learn their technical work Yes, this
Often one of the first questions parents and adults alike have are what are the advantages of learning the piano over any other instrument or why choose to learn the piano over another kind of activity. Let’s face it. There is no shortage of options of activities for their kids. And for adults there’s no shortage of things that take up time. Work alone takes up a huge chunk and, if you have kids, finding time for yourself is a big call.​ So why choose the piano? OK, I’m probably biased. I think the piano is a truly wonderful instrument which is why I have spent my life playing it. But there are many well known advantages and benefits to learning the piano besides my say so. And if you are in
