Summary: Kids are often surprised to learn that their parents don’t know something…until they become teenagers, and then they don’t think their parents know anything. <br> Links Mentioned in this episode:<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgBikgcWnY">Ted Talk “The First 20 Hours”</a><br> Josh Kaufman’s Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591846943/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591846943&linkCode=as2&tag=pianparepodc-20&linkId=b72e1676aae75e8415deac7286b1a449">The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast!</a><br> <a href="https://joshkaufman.net/">Josh Kaufman’s website</a><br> Episode Highlights:<br> Four Main Points from Kaufman’s talk:<br> <br> * Deconstruct the skill – <a href="http://www.pianoparentpodcast.com/008">(Episode 008)</a><br> * Learn enough to self correct<br> * Remove practice barriers – (<a href="http://www.pianoparentpodcast.com/001">Episode 001</a>)<br> * Practice at least 20 hours – 45 minutes per day for a month<br> <br> Let your kid see you deal with the “frustration barrier”.<br> Play a video game with your kid.<br> My daughter is fluent in Minecraft – I am not.<br> Wii Sports levels the playing field between kids and parents.<br> Mario Cart is the fast track to my own frustration level!<br> How do you deal with frustration?<br> Do you throw things or spew negative talk?<br> Do you give up too quickly?<br> Do you pause, take a deep breath, and try again – from a different angle?<br> Do you see these same reactions in your kids?<br> Students sometimes think their PRACTICE is supposed to be perfect and mistake free. As a parent, it is your job to encourage them to keep working at it and remind them that playing the piano is a gradual process. They should expect their fingers to play wrong notes and figure out how to get to the correct notes.<br> Parents and piano teachers are using the medium of piano to teach children many life skills such a perseverance, time management, discipline, and respect for themselves and others.<br> Piano playing is not brain surgery; our mistakes are not a matter of life or death!<br> What is something you’ve learned recently? I’d love to hear about it in a comment below
