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Tigger's violin teacher dropped him
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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 174764" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>JJJ,</p><p></p><p>I think that you will be able to find another teacher for Tigger. There are just so many different programs and teachers out there! Have you considered a different instrument?</p><p></p><p>Both our easy child and difficult child took Suszuki cello lessons from age 3 onward - with the same teachers. When difficult child turned 7, and the difficulty was ramping up a little - his lovely teacher took me aside. She told me that difficult child was one of the most musical children she had ever taught, but that the cello was not the instrument for him. She then suggested the piano as an alternative instrument. </p><p></p><p>In my heart I knew that she was right, but I was very sad. At the time we knew that difficult child was very difficult, but we had no clue about AS. We had been traveling across town during rush hour twice a week for lessons - a hour each way. It turned out that we found a piano teacher two blocks away. He was a wonderful influence for difficult child. He was calm and patient , and he could see through difficult child's behaviors to his real ability. The cello teacher dropping difficult child turned out to be a blessing in disguise!</p><p></p><p>Sad to say, both easy child and difficult child have dropped their music along the way - although they both love music and it is a huge part of their lives. (difficult child is in the school band, and although his director has strongly encouraged private lessons - he just doesn't want to follow through.) Look for that new teacher and think about another instrument as well. String instruments require a level of discipline and fine motor control that is difficult for some children. Just don't give up on music!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 174764, member: 3704"] JJJ, I think that you will be able to find another teacher for Tigger. There are just so many different programs and teachers out there! Have you considered a different instrument? Both our easy child and difficult child took Suszuki cello lessons from age 3 onward - with the same teachers. When difficult child turned 7, and the difficulty was ramping up a little - his lovely teacher took me aside. She told me that difficult child was one of the most musical children she had ever taught, but that the cello was not the instrument for him. She then suggested the piano as an alternative instrument. In my heart I knew that she was right, but I was very sad. At the time we knew that difficult child was very difficult, but we had no clue about AS. We had been traveling across town during rush hour twice a week for lessons - a hour each way. It turned out that we found a piano teacher two blocks away. He was a wonderful influence for difficult child. He was calm and patient , and he could see through difficult child's behaviors to his real ability. The cello teacher dropping difficult child turned out to be a blessing in disguise! Sad to say, both easy child and difficult child have dropped their music along the way - although they both love music and it is a huge part of their lives. (difficult child is in the school band, and although his director has strongly encouraged private lessons - he just doesn't want to follow through.) Look for that new teacher and think about another instrument as well. String instruments require a level of discipline and fine motor control that is difficult for some children. Just don't give up on music! [/QUOTE]
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