父母须知　Q&A

我的孩子适合学钢琴吗？Is my child fit for playing the piano?

不是每个人都能成为钢琴家，但每个孩子都有学钢琴的潜力。年龄达到3周岁，对音乐有一定敏感度，能够从1数到10，就可以开始接受钢琴教育了。“手指大小”、“是否坐得住”、“父母没有音乐细胞”等都不应成为剥夺孩子学琴的理由。就像学习母语一样，音乐的潜能是与生俱来的。只要从兴趣出发，正确引导孩子接受并喜爱钢琴，每个孩子都将受益终生。

Not everyone can become a pianist, but everyone has the potential to learn piano. It is advisable for kids over 3 years to start piano education since they are sensitive to music, and able to count from 1 to 10. They should not be deprived of the right to learn piano by such excuses as “improper finger size”, “whether sitting for a long time or”, or “parents not having musical talent”. Human beings are born with music potential, just like the ability to speak mother tongue. All kids will benefit for his/her whole life if they have interest, are guided properly and love piano.

学钢琴的孩子会更优秀吗？ Will kids be more excellent if learning piano?

权威数据显示，在提升最能影响人成功的3Q方面（IQ（智商），EQ（情商）和AQ（逆商）），钢琴在所有兴趣爱好中的的作用无可比拟。 从小接受正规钢琴教育的孩子将在未来具备更强的专注力、学习能力、自信心和艺术气质。

According to authoritative data, the piano, among all kid’s hobbies, has the greatest impact on improving 3Q (IQ, EQ and AQ), the most influential factors for people's success. Kids who receive regular piano education from an early age will have better concentration, learning ability, self-confidence and artistic qualities in the future.

孩子的兴趣能持续多久？ How long can the interest in piano last?

中国家长常常羡慕国外的孩子能够把钢琴融入生活，用钢琴和音乐表达个人情感。这其实不难，我们的孩子也完全可以做到。优秀的课程能够激发孩子持续不断的兴趣，充分发展孩子的音乐潜能和创造力。教育方式得当，钢琴是可以陪伴孩子一生的兴趣爱好。

Chinese parents often admire that foreign kids can integrate piano into life, and express feelings through with piano and music. It is actually not so difficult that our children can also do it. Good courses can inspire kids’ continuous interest, and fully develop their musical potential and creativity. The piano can be a life-long hobby thanks to proper teaching methods.

学钢琴就必须考级吗？  Must kids take the piano grading test?

家长希望通过学琴让孩子真正爱上钢琴和音乐，并以此为兴趣陪伴终生。传统以考级为目的的学习方式会导致学琴过程极为机械和枯燥，且学习内容非常有限，难以真正达到学琴的目的。如果能选择科学的课程，仅把考级作为阶段性评测的手段，我们鼓励孩子可定期参加如英皇考级等国际性的考级。

Parents do hope that children, through learning piano, can really fall in love with piano and music, and hold it as a life-long hobby. However, traditional learning method targeted to higher piano grading leads to boring and mechanical learning process with limited content. Thus, the real aim of learning piano is difficult to achieve. We can choose scientifically arranged courses, use grading test as a means for stage assessment, and encourage our children to take such international grading test as the one organized by ABRSM (Associated Board Royale School of Music).

学钢琴就要先买钢琴吗？ Is it necessary to buy the piano when starting to learn?

家长可先选择钢琴学校，并根据学校课程安排及是否可练琴来做决定，购置钢琴要考虑到居住面积，预算等因素，也可在学习后听取专业老师的建议后再做打算。

It is advisable for parents to choose a proper piano school first, and decide to buy the piano based on course arrangement and whether to practice the piano or not. Other factors should also be taken into account, including living area, budget, and etc. It is also advisable to decide after professional teachers giving their suggestion.

为什么很多朋友的孩子学琴很痛苦？ Why is it so painful for many children to learn the piano?

钢琴没有错，孩子也没有错，错误的是落后的教育方式。枯燥、机械的反复练习会导致孩子兴趣丧失， 缺乏登台演出机会和过于功利的学习目的会浪费孩子的天赋与兴趣。想让孩子快乐的弹琴，就必须让孩子对弹奏钢琴感兴趣并从中获得成就感。

Piano is not wrong, neither is the child. Backward educational practice is wrong. Children will lose interest because of dull and repetitive mechanical exercises, and waste their talent because of having no chance to play on the stage and of over-utilitarian learning purposes. They can play happily only with interest and sense of accomplishment.

家长该如何选择钢琴学校　How will parents choose piano training school?

1.关于环境：正规的钢琴学校应该具备较好的硬件设施，包括：温馨舒适的教学环境，充裕的空间和优质的钢琴。这些将对孩子童年记忆中对钢琴这件事形成潜移默化的影响。

2.关于课程：正规的钢琴学校应该具备统一教程、教案和教学保障体系。课程本身应适合该年龄段孩子的性格特点、学习特点和记忆规律，并且回归学习钢琴和音乐的本质，激发孩子不断的学习热情和兴趣。

3.关于师资：启蒙阶段对于孩子学琴的影响至关重要。老师必须具备专业背景，熟悉孩子的性格特点，能够在启蒙阶段让孩子打下扎实的基础。

1.About environment: formal piano training schools should have good hardware facilities, including warm and comfortable environment, plenty of space and high-quality pianos. All these factors will have imperceptible influence in kids’ memories about the piano.

2.About courses: formal piano training schools should have a unified teaching materials and plans, and support system. Courses should be suitable for kids’ personality traits, learning characteristics and memory rules, and turn to the real essence of piano and music learning. Only with such course arrange can children have continuous passion and interest.

3.About teachers: Enlightenment stage is of great importance for children starting to learn piano. Teachers must have professional background and be familiar with kid’s personality traits, so as to lay a solid foundation in this key stage.

与传统钢琴的区别

Differences between Note Piano and traditional piano training courses