This may sound daunting, but the benefits and the ease at which this can be done early on are immeasurable.
One thing that i hear a lot from parents of the children i teach is that, although they would love to help their children to read music, they believe that it’s almost a foreign language. Which I suppose it kind of is… but like a foreign language, everyone starts from somewhere, and actually the misconceptions that reading music is difficult or that “I’m just not that musical” are stopping one of the most fun and beneficial experiences.
Learning the basics of music theory will not be too difficult. There are plenty of ways to learn. Use your child’s books, look it up on the internet, get a learn music theory app. Learning is so much easier now that we have the internet. Knowing a small amount, especially when your child is a beginner will benefit them so much . Learning things such as ‘how to read the notes on the stave’ and learning ‘the rhythms and note values’ are excellent things to get stuck into. Learning these at the very same time will be even better, as children learn best when we work through things together.
Maybe if your child’s teacher has lots of pupils, they could have a little session with all of the parents, with the aim being that you could all support your children better at home.
Lets break through the stigma of reading music. Its really not too difficult and you being on board with your child’s learning, will be a great encouragement to them.
Please let me know how you get on, i’d love to hear via the forum or contact page.
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