Which Music Lessons Would You Choose?

[Deekweerap]

Our homeschool partnership pays a certain amount for music lessons, and I would like to take advantage of that this upcoming year for my 5, 7 and 9 year olds. My oldest wants to study guitar and the younger two piano. I have narrowed it down to the teacher I want to use (he teaches both guitar and piano), but I am vacillating between his two options and I am looking for any music-lesson experiences or insights that might help me decide.

Option 1: Standard, weekly, 30 minute, one-on-one music lessons for each child. This option costs more than the allotted funds, so we would be responsible for $20 per child per month – this would not be a huge hardship for us, but does factor into the decision. Pros: Outsourced teaching and accountability – I will, of course, supervise practice, but I wouldn’t have to teach lessons, determine if they are mastering skills, decide when it is important to nit pick and when I should let things go, etc. Also I wonder if this option would produce better results. Cons: Extra expense. Logistics of lessons – do I schedule all three lessons back to back and try to keep the toddler entertained at the music teacher’s home for 90 minutes? Do we drive back and forth (20 minutes away) more than once a week? Hard for me to sit in on the guitar lessons (since I will be supervising three other children), and with my complete lack of guitar experience I don’t know how I will then gauge if he is practicing properly.

Option 2: Online/in-person hybrid lessons…kind of a flipped classroom approach. The teacher offers online lessons that teach various skills and songs (for both piano and guitar). Students have in-person lessons every other week, and at the lessons the teacher assigns video lessons, homework and practice for the student to complete in the coming weeks. During lessons the teacher focuses on form, rhythm, accessing the students skills and understanding, playing duets, etc. Pros: The logistics are slightly easier because I could schedule the 2 piano lessons back to back one week, and the guitar lesson on the opposite weeks. The ability to re-watch the videos as often as necessary. The ability to watch the videos with the kids so that I can follow along with their lessons and better facilitate practice. No out of pocket cost for us. Cons: Much more of the music lesson burden rests on my shoulders. More time between lessons for bad habits to develop (especially bad guitar habits that I don’t have the experience to notice).

What would you choose and why?

Thanks.

[Xeztried]

I’ve been in a similar spot with my kids. What helped was balancing accountability with flexibility—weekly lessons really pushed progress, but hybrid gave us room to rewatch and review together. If you do end up exploring online resources to supplement whichever option you choose, artmaster.com has some really useful structured lessons that keep kids engaged between sessions.

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[kirurumaru]

Ahoj, když jsem četl tvůj příspěvek o hudebních lekcích pro děti, připomnělo mi to, jak já občas hledám způsob, jak si večer odpočinout a odreagovat se. Náhodou jsem narazil na spino gambino a zkusil pár casino automatů. Zpočátku jsem měl jen menší prohry, ale pak přišel větší výherní spin, který mě opravdu potěšil. Pro hráče z České republiky mají navíc speciální bonusy, takže celé hraní bylo ještě zábavnější. Od té doby si tam hraju večer a baví mě sledovat, jak kombinace štěstí a strategie přináší pěkné odměny.

[komalfatima]

The only reason to select the appropriate music lessons is the matter of what you are most inspired by. At the mid-point in my journey, I realised that in my trip to a reliable voice recording studio, I was able to realise my strengths, which have influenced the course of my learning. The style that is best fitting to you can indeed be identified by experimenting with various lessons.

[Yazar]

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