When you sign your child up for lessons, you're taking on the responsibility to team-motivate. Think of the last time you built a campfire. You and the teacher will share the experience of creating the musical fire. It doesn't start easily. The opening months of music study provide plenty of chances for you to underscore the importance of discipline, of working for a goal, of steady practice.
Most students face slumps now and again as they grow older.
With help from you and the teacher, your child will survive them and move to the next level. They're so much busier today. We just have to convince them that music will be around when they're no longer playing soccer. Most kids recognize that. There are several ways to handle that, according to Chris Liethen of Good Music Company in Madison.