Because parents hope to train their children to become "high-quality" "all-rounders" from an early age, who can have a strong strength in the future competition, more and more children begin to learn guzheng from the age of four or five. Parents are also being tested in this learning process. In addition to the financial, material, and time commitments, it is also necessary to show firm willpower to accompany the children through the hardship of learning for several years or even more than ten years. Children are young and have limited memory and comprehension, so parents are required to accompany the class and listen carefully and memorize in detail, so as to supervise and guide students to practice after returning home. However, parents often report that students do not take the initiative to practice at home, they are not interested, and they are very reluctant even under strict orders from parents. If this continues for a long time, it will bring a heavy psychological burden to parents and children, making music learning that can bring happiness to people become a thing that children are bored and fearful, and parents have headaches.

In fact, as long as parents use their brains a little, combine the psychological and physical characteristics of children, and scientifically arrange the practice time and method, they will greatly mobilize children's interest in learning, improve the efficiency and quality of practice, and make zheng practice more acceptable and happy.

1. Scientifically arrange practice time

Whether the choice of practice time is appropriate will greatly affect the child's interest in learning and the quality of practice.

1. After each Guzheng lesson, arrange a practice to consolidate and deepen the memory of what was learned that day.

Generally, parents and students do not arrange to practice the zither after each guzheng lesson, in order to let their children relax. In fact, just after the class, the child has the clearest memory of the content taught by the teacher, the questions raised and the correct demonstration. If they can practice and consolidate in time, the effect will be much better than practicing the next day. Therefore, we must not ignore the timely review and consolidation after class.

2. A small number of exercises can be adopted to adapt to the characteristics of children who are active and active and have short attention spans.

Many parents arrange the practice time after dinner and play continuously for 1 to 2 hours. In fact, this arrangement is extremely unscientific. Children's nature is lively and active, and insisting on keeping children in a state for a long time is indeed a bit "strong man's difficulty". Therefore, as long as the time arrangement conforms to the laws of children's physical and psychological activities, the children will be easy to accept and will practice as required. Specifically, spread out the hours of the day that you can use to practice. For example, let the children practice 20 minutes each before three meals during the cooking time, and then take a short rest after dinner and then practice for 2o minutes. In this way, a total of 80 minutes are practiced in one day. The total time for practice is not much at all. Instead, through repeated practice, the child can remember it more firmly and clearly, and at the same time, the child is more likely to accept this practice method. The practice time is different for children of different ages. Now some reference opinions are given based on years of teaching experience: 5-6 years old children about 20 minutes each time; 7-8 year old children about 25 minutes each time; 9-10 year old children About 30 minutes each time; ll-12-year-old child about 35 minutes each time, and so on. In addition, even if parents and children really have limited time, they can only use the night time for continuous practice, and pay attention to arranging 1 or 2 breaks.

3. Practice it carefully and correctly, it is better than playing it ten times without a brain.

Many parents will stipulate that the child must play ten or dozens of times before leaving. This will make the child focus on how many times he has completed instead of how well he played, and some simply play the required number of times indiscriminately. Not only the learning effect is not good, but also many mistakes that are difficult to correct. If parents say to their children in another way: "You don't have to play so many times, as long as you can play the content of this lesson carefully, accurately, consistently and slowly, you can go to rest." With the number of tasks, the child will feel "easy" and "cheap" a lot, and he will be more willing to accept it. When practicing, he will no longer feel difficult and impatient. Instead, he will actively use his brain to play the piano and strive to complete it in the least amount of time. At the same time, it can also develop a good habit of concentrating and practicing the piano seriously. Wouldn't it be better that the child does not necessarily practice less than the ten or dozens of times originally required?

4. Follow the sequence of exercises in which the difficulty comes first.

The repertoires learned in each class are difficult and difficult. Some parents report that their children always like to practice easy songs that they like to listen to first, and put the difficult ones last. The author suggests that this order should be changed to first difficult and then easy. Because simple and favorite repertoires tend to make children emotionally high during practice. At the beginning, I was more interested in practicing than later. The more difficult it is, the less interested and patient I will be, and I will feel tired. Therefore, you should put the songs you don’t like to practice in the front, and leave the ones you like to “finalize” at the back. The child will always think: “After practicing these, you can play my favorite songs.” High practice interest and quality. In addition, ending a day's practice with a favorite piece every time can also make the child feel unfulfilled and look forward to the next practice, which protects his enthusiasm.

5. Make the most of the time before the TV show starts.

TV has integrated into children's lives. If children are allowed to choose between watching TV and practicing zheng, they must be left out of zheng practice. If it is not allowed to watch the show when it is time to like it, the child will definitely be restless even if he is practicing the piano. The quality of the practice is even less of a concern. Therefore, parents can let their children choose a favorite program, set 20 to 30 minutes before the program starts as practice time, and reach an agreement with their children that if they can practice the piano well during this time. You can watch TV. Even if the child is a little reluctant, but because he wants to watch his beloved program, he will "grieve and seek perfection" and no longer have any objections. Even if he plays a little more than usual, it is often easier to accept it, and it is more passive to become active.

2. Parents should pay attention to the attitude, tone and language of their children

1. When the child sits next to the guzheng and starts practicing, every word of the parent will affect the child's interest and mood.

Imagine if a parent said, "You've been practicing this song for so long, but the rhythm and melody are still intermittent, like a stammer!" Such words will only make the child unhappy, and will naturally think, "I'm sorry. It's better to not practice if you practice hard and get such an evaluation." If we say to the child in another way: "You have already played this song very well, if it can be continuous and continuous like running water, it will be more perfect!" Such an evaluation will make the child see Parents are happy with the affirmation of their own practice results, and are more likely to accept opinions and suggestions, and take the initiative to improve their shortcomings. It is a very remarkable thing for a young child to persist in practicing the piano every day. He should first sincerely affirm his achievements, and then point out many problems in a timely and appropriate order, so that the child can slowly improve one by one. He will feel that he has practiced so "badly", which has hit his self-confidence.

In addition, if the child has not been serious in practicing for a period of time, appropriate "rebuke" is also necessary. To correct the child's mistakes in time, when the situation has improved, praise and praise should be given to consolidate a good learning state. In short, "rebuke" can only be given when the child makes a more serious mistake, but it must be done in moderation and in moderation.

2. Ask questions in a gentle tone, and avoid using a commanding tone.

Psychology believes that a stable voice means that the person is full of reason at this time, and his opinions or suggestions are more easily accepted by others. This can also be used to good effect in training. Parents make requests to their children in a gentle and kind tone, and the children will listen patiently and accept them happily. On the contrary, if adults always ask in an orderly tone, children will be quite disgusted, and even "doing it against their parents" will lose the fun of practicing the piano. In the long run, asking, negotiating, and making suggestions is a good way to get children to accept and work hard to correct the problem.

3. Refuse to use negative comments.

Parents often lose patience and blurt out words such as "It's stupid!", "It's useless!" This kind of evaluation is usually the result of parents being very emotional and not analyzing the problem objectively from the standpoint of the child. These words deeply hurt the child's self-esteem and self-confidence, and will only invite strong dissatisfaction from the child. Learning the guzheng is not an easy task. It requires the constant changes and cooperation of two hands and eight fingers. It is not easy to play it smoothly. When encountering difficulties, it is difficult to play it again and again. There is a lot of pressure. At this time, the parents are still "adding fuel to the fire". Will the child feel better? A weak-hearted child may really consider himself "useless". Therefore, parents should try their best to control their emotions, understand the difficulties of their children, calmly help their children analyze the reasons from the perspective of bystanders, find out the crux of the problem, and help them tide over the difficulties. In this way, the children will sincerely face their parents and establish the confidence to practice the zheng well.

3. Pay attention to the influence of the environment in life

Children's interest in a certain thing can be nurtured and cultivated in a certain environment. In daily life, you must listen carefully and play with normal activities. As long as children are exposed to music, over time, the timbre and repertoire of the guzheng will gradually take root in the child's heart, and even make the child have a strong desire to learn, and hope that he can play it freely. Heart-wrenching tune. At the same time, listening to guzheng music more is also a very effective means to improve the quality of learning. After repeatedly listening to the standard model, the music leaves a clear and accurate impression in the mind, which forms a "model". When practicing, it will take the initiative to imitate and change the speed, strength, charm, etc. of the "model", so that the overall grasp of the piece will be more accurate and vivid, and it will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.

Facts have proved that often doing "little tricks" can greatly improve the interest and effect of children's piano practice. First of all, children should be provided with a quiet, bright, fresh and comfortable practice environment at home. It's hard to imagine that a child can concentrate on practicing the piano in an environment where human voices and TV sounds are mixed. The layout of the room should make the child feel relaxed and friendly, and put a few favorite toys by his side, so that he will not feel lonely and lonely when practicing the piano; "Little Concert", let the child show the results of his hard work in front of others, even if the audience is just family members, it will bring him great encouragement. Parents should listen carefully to their children's performance with great enthusiasm, and give positive affirmation and appreciation, as well as some small prizes. Of course, it is also necessary to sincerely summarize the progress and deficiencies in learning, so that children can overcome problems with confidence and achieve better results. The "Little Concert" will definitely leave a deep memory for the child and stimulate his greater enthusiasm for learning.

In the process of hard study, various problems will inevitably arise. As long as we think hard and adopt flexible methods, children can complete the learning of the guzheng in an entertaining way. They grow up happily.