The most common question of many people who plan to learn piano is that I have just started learning, so I don't need to find a good teacher, right? Or maybe I don't want to take the professional path, is an ordinary teacher enough? Let me tell you, it is necessary for beginners to find a good teacher.

From the teaching point of view: in the early stage of piano practice, we should not be hasty, but should be cautious

When beginners accept new things, due to the role of preconceived ideas, the initial impression is often deep and lasting. If you accept the correct principles and methods at first, you will avoid detours in later learning and benefit for a long time. Since beginners have no experience in the art of guzheng, they often regard the initial guidance as the only truth, consciously or unconsciously, unlike those who have been learning the zither for many years already have some subjective opinions and the ability to choose, which makes it difficult to choose a real zither. Good teachers with expertise and professionalism are particularly important.

We found that some musically gifted children were delayed by their parents' idea that it would be good for them to find a teacher for beginners. Originally, these children had good qualifications, but due to the low performance and teaching level of the guzheng enlightenment teachers, they gave Children develop some relatively fixed bad habits. Many guzheng teachers will think that teaching such a child is more difficult than teaching a child who knows nothing. Because to correct these bad habits, teachers and children have to pay several times more effort and sweat than before. Therefore, in the early stage of piano practice, not only should children not be hasty, but should be more cautious, or let their children participate in guzheng training in professional schools, or hire professional and high-level teachers.

From an economic point of view: finding a good teacher in the early stage of piano learning is the most cost-effective choice

Parents should not only consider money, but also the cost of their children's time, which is the most precious. For example, learning piano for three years with a teacher who charges 1,000 yuan/hour = five years of learning with a teacher who charges 500 yuan/hour, which one is better? A teacher who knows how to teach knows how to guide different students in different ways, assigning them different repertoires, so that they can achieve maximum improvement in a short period of time. I'm not saying that you can't learn something with ordinary teachers, you can indeed learn something. But wouldn't it be a more cost-effective option to spend some extra money to save the child two years of time? Even if you don't want to continue after three years, you can start learning other hobbies early.

In the long run: Good teachers teach more than techniques

In fact, very few people who learn guzheng will go to major in the end. Many parents will think that since they don't take the major, they can just find a teacher who has passed the tenth grade exam. Then what about after the tenth grade? The child no longer practices the piano, and the technique will regress. What's the point of spending all this money to get your child to get a grade 10? Is it because I can go outside and brag about my child's tenth grade on the guzheng?

In my opinion, one of the skills that these children who have learned guzheng should leave behind is the ability to appreciate music. A good teacher will not simply teach a student to play the piano. The most important thing in learning music is listening, not just playing. A person who learns guzheng, his ability to appreciate and personal taste should be much higher than his ability to play. In such a training environment, even if students do not want to study after reaching a certain level, they can at least take listening to music as a hobby in the future. I know a lot of people who learn to play the piano and eventually hate guzheng and music. Because they don't have the ability to appreciate, they just do boring exercises every day, and they can't understand the emotions and thoughts contained in music.