Have you ever asked yourself this question?! Check out this blog by The Real School of Music instructor, Andrew Clark.
"Getting your child to practice is similar to getting them to do their homework. After all, it could be said that practicing is the homework of learning to be a musician. I think many parents struggle with trying to motivate their child to do their homework and quite often this same child could be a motivational challenge when it is time to practice.
Many parents set a time for homework to be started and a time for it to be completed. This approach works well for practicing, too. One of my young clarinet students likes to practice...read more"