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1. AUDIENCE:

For parents who have no clue on how to master the violin but, whose children show the aptitude for music as well as the interest for that particular instrument.

1. PURPOSE:

• How to overcome the practice struggles with control, discipline, and fun.
• How to bring the child to their full potential.

1. PERSONA:

• A single mother who's raising a violin prodigy daughter.

1. THREE CONTENTS POINTS:

• Understanding the cause of struggles or abandons practice’s routines.
• The tools to develop his abilities.
• Importance to enroll the child in a group classes.

1. THE FIRST ESSAY.

I’m fascinated by natural ability — how some people can expertly sketch from memory, or play a tune by ear, or instinctively understand math, or show seemingly effortless compassion, or handle a soccer ball with skill and energy. I believe we were all born with these kinds of gifts, though some are more obvious than others. Once you have identified the area in which your child is gifted, watching it unfold can be exciting but, challenging as well.

My daughter is born with a natural fascination for music, in particular, the classical ones. At two years old, she was capable of duplicating the exact melody that you sang to her days ago! Following that path, at the age of three, I found a music school, and I signed her up for Saturday lessons where she could learn the violin. She loved it. At home, unfortunately, it was a different story. It was the beginning of “the struggling practice era”; which most parents endured with their kids at some point of this learning process. This phase consists of the simple fact that the gifted child DOES NOT WANT TO PUT ANY EFFORT TO THE DAILY PRACTICE ROUTINE.

“Practice makes perfect”. It is so obvious, but, how to make a child of 3, 5, or even 9 years old understand this concept? I put aside my maturity and wisdom, and insert myself in my daughter’s mind. I found the problem. It was quite simple actually. These brilliant little minds don’t understand why they have to continue the “same routine over and over again; it seems whatever effort they put in to do it right, there is always a small detail that should be perfected”. This is where the pressure comes in.

A pressure to which children will react differently: impatient, some children might deny any mistakes; while others will simply be discouraged. Feeling overloaded, they start to "hate" practice as well as their talent. Even though you probably are not an expert in their domain, it is crucial to convince them that, practice does make a difference. In my daughter's case, I found that recording her practice sessions, so she could listen to after, or, having her rehearse at the same time as a professional's recording, was very helpful. It allowed her to see not only her own mistakes, but her progress too.

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