Are piano lessons for beginners something for me(n child)?

Mkhitar Ghazaryan
Jan. 14, 2025

Have you noticed any signs that your son or daughter has a special interest in music? In this article, I explain how to recognize excessive interest in music. And why piano lessons for beginners is an excellent way to further develop that love of music. I also share a simple exercise your child can use at home to discover if piano lessons for beginners is an appropriate next step for your son or daughter.

 

How do you recognize an interest in music in your child?

Sometimes it is very obvious that a child loves music. For example, when it hums all day. Often asks for music to be put on in the car or prefers toys that make sound. There are also less obvious signs that may indicate an above-average interest in music, including: 

 

  • Gevoeligheid voor geluiden:  Stopt jouw zoon of dochter met wat het doet zodra het muziek hoort? Of herkent hij/zij liedjes zelfs na slechts een aantal keer luisteren?
  • Gevoel voor ritme:  trommelt jouw kind regelmatig op de tafel of de eigen benen? Tikt het ritmisch met de voeten mee met de muziek die te horen is? Dit kunnen tekenen zijn van een goed gevoel voor ritme en mogelijke interesse in het maken van muziek.
  • Interesse in muziekinstrumenten:  Staat je kind gefascineerde te kijken naar mensen die een instrument bespelen? Wil het altijd even de toetsen aanraken van een piano wanneer het deze ziet staan? Of stelt hij/zij met enige regelmaat vragen over muziekinstrumenten? Dit zijn vaak tekenen van echte interesse.
  • Zang:  Zingt jouw kind tot vervelens aan toe  😉  mee met bekende nummers. Bedenkt hij/zij zijn eigen liedjes? Ook dan is het goed mogelijk dat pianoles voor beginners een goede start is om zijn/haar mogelijke muzikale interesse en talent verder te ontdekken.

 

 

Why start piano lessons for beginners?

When your child seems interested in, making, music and you want to explore whether learning to play a musical instrument is for him or her, where do you start? Piano lessons for beginners is a very appropriate start to the search.

 

Unlike other instruments such as the violin, guitar or wind instruments, minimal strength and no specific posture are required to play the piano. Nor do you need to first learn special techniques to play a pure tone. This makes it an attractive and approachable instrument to begin with. And because the keys are arranged rectilinearly with two-color keys, it is relatively easier to learn to understand notes and scales.

 

Piano lessons for beginners quickly give you a sense of accomplishment and encourage you to keep going. This makes the piano a very good instrument to begin your child's musical exploration.

 

Other skills you develop through piano lessons for beginners

Playing the piano is much more than just pressing keys. It is a multi-faceted activity that helps children and adolescents develop in a broad sense. Such as:

 

  1. While playing the piano, you use both hands, all your fingers and your feet at the same time. This requires multitasking and good hand-eye coordination;
  2. Learning to play the piano, helps children learn to concentrate on a task for an extended period of time. A skill that will come in handy for the rest of his or her life;
  3. Playing the piano enhances working memory because continuous mental and physical activity takes place simultaneously.

 

Piano lessons for beginners, home practice

Before you enroll your child in piano lessons for beginners, you can begin to discover at home whether piano playing appeals to your child.

 

  1. Take a simple keyboard or download an app download on a tablet and take a few minutes to learn the notes on the piano and their corresponding notations on paper. Start with the white keys and learn the names: A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
  2. Leer de namen van de noten uit je hoofd en speel een eenvoudig liedje aan de hand van een van de vele tutorials die je op YouTube kunt vinden. Zoals  deze.
  3. Or watch the following video I made myself and imitate me.                                       
  4. Use an application like Simply Piano to get a feel for the basics of piano playing. For example, by practicing the C major scale.  
  •   Start by finding the C key (the white key immediately to the left of the group of two black keys).  
  • Play the notes up: C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C. 
  • Then play the same notes down again: C - B - A - G - F - E - D - C. 
  • Repeat this a few times, trying to do it faster and faster without errors.

 

Start piano lessons for beginners 

Learning to play the piano is a great start to a journey of musical discovery. By taking lessons and experimenting with the instrument, it quickly becomes clear that your child has an aptitude and interest in making music. It is important that your child remains motivated to learn and practice new things. The piano has proven to be extremely suitable for this purpose.

 

Benieuwd of pianoles voor beginners iets is voor jouw kind? Ga dan eens aan de slag met bovenstaande oefeningen of  boek een proefles .  

 

 

Will you let me know how the exercises went?

 

Musical greetings,

 

Mkhitar Ghazaryan