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In this issue, we will discuss special children. No, I’m
not talking about musical geniuses, though there is a
category of students who are called “child prodigies,” and
only the most advanced teachers should be involved in their
training.

Instead, I am referring to those children who are quick to
learn everything that comes their way, including their
music lessons, but are far from being “child prodigies.”

Look around – there are plenty of them among us. Such
capable children do not need to spend long hours studying
in order to do the homework. All they have to do is focus
on the topic for a short period of time, and the result is
obvious!

Many of us can only dream of having such abilities for
ourselves or our children. and there are many envious
people among such a child’s schoolmates and even his
parents’ social circle who will be jealous of his talents.

It’s up to you whether to believe me or not, but there
comes a time when these quick-witted children start to
suffer from poor results not only in musical school, but
also in their regular academic studies.

Have you ever heard or used the phrase “talented but lazy”
while characterizing your child?

Let’s try to determine just how lazy our talented, gifted
children really are.

Having noticed the child’s talent for music, doting parents
will aspire to find the best music teacher as soon as
possible. and they are doing the right thing! The
professional will help the child’s talent rise and bloom.

Next, the music lessons begin. The child is delighted to
hear and learn new things. after the lesson he can’t keep
his mouth shut – he has so much to tell! during a lesson,
such a child easily absorbs new knowledge, just like a
sponge. as soon as he touches the keys, his hands and
fingers acquire the right form. He finds and names the
notes in the textbook and on the keyboard with ease. Listen
how adroitly he uses those foreign musical terms!

After literally two months the child can be called a small
expert. He wins the affections of his teacher, his parents,
and everyone around due to his talent. Mother and father
have a whole bunch of tremendous stories about their
child’s great memory, attention and newly acquired skills.
Indeed, they have a point: imagine that the beginner
musician is given the task of dividing a new piece of music
into bars and phrases, and while he was doing it, he
learned it by heart!

Saving time for memorizing, the talented child is capable
of considerably expanding his curriculum repertoire; the
child is ready to leap forward, far ahead of children with
more modest musical abilities.

Soon you start hearing other parents say, “You have such a
talented child! anything you ask, he knows. I can tell that
you spend a lot of time helping him study.”

It is certainly very flattering to hear something like
this, although you, like all parents, have many duties
around the house and the right to rest and spend time alone
or with your spouse. besides, you didn’t quit your regular
job or a few part-time ones. as a matter of fact, you, as
well as the music teacher, don’t seem to make great efforts
in the child’s additional training – after all, he is so
capable! Why interfere with his natural development? On the
contrary, you practically do not put any effort into the
studying process – your child runs to the instrument and
shows you what he has already learned. very frequently, you
either have no idea how to play a musical instrument or
have forgotten how to do it: a lot of time has passed since
then …

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Tatiana Bandurina – an educator, an inventor and
award-winning author. She develops a new trend in
education, the website is http://www.quintecco.com Come up
by and read more about Music Education for Parents.

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