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Don't let your musician give up to soon (aka what is considered progressing?)

Okay, it's now been a few months of your child taking music lessons, and they still don't sound good (to you).

Ask their teacher if they have been progressing.

I once posted a video of a young violin student playing Allegro (Suzuki 1).    Did she miss some pitches?  Absolutely.   Did she get every rhythm correct?  I should say not.  But had she improved?  Yes, greatly.

https://www.facebook.com/KeysandStringsMusicStudio/videos/vb.145667162121232/711069638914312/?type=3&theater

What might have sounded like a squeaky rendition of this song to the first time listener didn't tell the entire story.  I saw good posture.  I saw feet planted firmly.  I saw a beautiful and correct bow hold.  Her violin was squarely on her collar.   Her jaw gently rested in chin rest.  Her bow moved fluidly in a straight motion (most of the time)    The biggest improvement I saw?  She lifted her violin without prompting from me after it had slowly drifted down.

Progression............is in the eye of the beholder who knows what progression truly is.



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