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Do you think that "ear" training in piano is good for kids? [message #85675] Sun, 23 July 2017 17:33 Go to next message
Piglet is currently offline  Piglet
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My piano teacher told me I have a good "ear" for music. It allowed me to know if the note I was playing was off. This really helped me in band because playing a wind instrument is all about intonation. Should this be taught to children by default?
Re: Do you think that "ear" training in piano is good for kids? [message #85676 is a reply to message #85675] Sun, 23 July 2017 17:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
WorkingWoman2017 is currently offline  WorkingWoman2017
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Yes, I think this is a good exercise for kids. Especially if they are interested in music at all, this can be a big help in their musical development.
Re: Do you think that "ear" training in piano is good for kids? [message #85686 is a reply to message #85675] Sun, 23 July 2017 19:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bert is currently offline  Bert
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I do think that kids should learn how to have an ear for music. I think it would have helped all those years that I played instruments.
Re: Do you think that "ear" training in piano is good for kids? [message #85769 is a reply to message #85675] Wed, 02 August 2017 23:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
bcharlton is currently offline  bcharlton
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I have always thought that this is something that comes naturally. Do we have many people that can play instruments and have no 'ear' for music, so to speak? I would agree that teaching this in school would probably get more kids interested in music.
Re: Do you think that "ear" training in piano is good for kids? [message #85815 is a reply to message #85769] Sun, 06 August 2017 20:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Leot55 is currently offline  Leot55
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I think it's good for kids to learn about music. It enhances their cognitive skills to learn to play an instrument and read notes and keep a beat. But, I think expecting them to train by just using their "ears" will lead to frustration.
Re: Do you think that "ear" training in piano is good for kids? [message #85817 is a reply to message #85815] Sun, 06 August 2017 23:34 Go to previous message
mamoss is currently offline  mamoss
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Leot55 wrote on Sun, 06 August 2017 20:08
I think it's good for kids to learn about music. It enhances their cognitive skills to learn to play an instrument and read notes and keep a beat. But, I think expecting them to train by just using their "ears" will lead to frustration.

My understanding of this thread is whether kids should be taught how to 'naturally' know when the notes they're playing could be off-key. As far as teaching music is concerned, I'd say that exposure when they're still young will have an overall positive effect.
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