Normally for regular piano lessons, students learn piece by piece, day after day and year after year. It is like a journey without a station or destination. No cycle of tension and relaxation, no experience for the joy of the progress through upgrading and no much motivation for students to practice piano.
Piano exams or competitions can effectively provide the sense of learning stage. Under the pressure of the tests or competitions, students will concentrate on preparation, have clear goals and pursue success; through the test or competition, students can experience the achievements, feel the joy of success, and make clear progress. This is the significance of the test or competition indirectly promoting the study of piano. Therefore, taking piano tests or competitions under the appropriate student’s level is a great benefit for learning piano. Through the preparation time, students spend more time to practice, deeply drill the details of music, master their technic skills and understand their pieces better.
After passing the exams, students have gained self-confidence and a new motivation to learn the piano. They are able to set new goals to approach next level of achievements. passing a certain level becomes a specific goal for students. The tests or competitions make learning piano no longer a journey without a destination or station.
Of course, each child is different and has own pace, therefore, no need for parents to feel pressure because other children have already taken the piano exams. Parents should not force their children to set which level when they must pass. Their music ability is not what you can plan. We need to follow their music capabilities to make plans for their proper levels. The piano level is determined based on the natural development of the child.
学琴的孩子要不要参加考级和钢琴比赛?
学琴是一个没有车站与终点的旅行,一首乐曲学完接着另一首乐曲,日复一日、年复一年。学琴缺少阶段性,没有紧张与放松的周期,也没有通过升级体验自己进步的快乐, 这些客观情况不利于学琴动机的保持。
考级可以有效的提供这种学习的阶段感,在考级的压力下孩子会全力以赴,精神集中的紧张准备,可以培养孩子设定目标追求成功的愿望。通过考级可以使孩子体会到自己努力所获得的成就,获得成功的快乐,有清楚的进步阶段,这是考级间接促进学琴的意义,因此适当情况下参加考级对学琴是有很大好处的。
实践证明参加考级成为很多孩子学琴的一个转折点,考级通过后使他们获得了新的学琴动力,使他们自己设立了学琴的阶段性目标。家长为学琴设立的远大目标对于孩子来说是模糊的,而通过某级就成为孩子具体可以把握的目标,考级使得学琴不再是一个没有终点、没有车站的旅行。
考级的基本标准要求是什么?
考级通过的基本要求是:在自己当下学习乐曲的程度下,乐曲的演奏可以达到以下标准:一、比较正规的演奏方法,指法顺畅、技术上不太吃力,没有明显的精神与肌肉的紧张感;二、基本没有错音、错节奏,音乐完整,没有中断;三、音乐表现基本流畅、自然,有一定的强弱变化的对比、起伏,旋律有一定的歌唱性,乐句呼吸比较自然;四、速度适宜,节奏稳定。五、音准较好。如果达不到这些要求,那么通不过的可能性就比较大。家长可以根据这些标准看看孩子平时弹琴时是否可以不太吃力地做到这些要求。
孩子什么时候可以参加考级?
建议学琴两到三年后可以考虑参加考级,根据孩子实际学琴程度来确定考级级别,并且应该在孩子比较有把握的时候再参加考级。如果平时经常对学琴有失败感、感到学琴很痛苦的孩子不适于参加考级。平时学琴时就很难完整、流畅演奏乐曲的孩子也不适于参加考级。考级中的失败结果对孩子存在退缩心理,是不应冒险在没有把握的情况下参加考级。家长没有必要因为别的孩子已经参加考级了,就感到压力。要始终清醒地意识到:器乐学习是个体差异非常大的学习活动,一味攀比会欲速不达,影响学琴的正常进程。
孩子能否参加考级的最关键的因素──孩子的实际发展水平、学琴的积极性与自然而稳固的技术与乐感发展。考级也不一定非要每年参加;只有为数极少、音乐才能很高、有良好音乐教育条件的孩子才有可能每年升两级。家长不能强行为孩子设立什么时候必须通过哪一级别,级别要由教师根据孩子发展的自然情况决定。
学琴中哪些事情家长不应该替孩子做呢?
孩子自己事情自己做。家长管的越多,替孩子做的越多,孩子就越不自立。家长不替孩子做事,操心,把孩子当大人看,他就会要求自己。
孩子练琴时候家长不能当陪练。家长不能替孩子挑错音,规范手指动作。孩子越早脱离家长的监控,就会越早迈向独立。培养孩子的监控意识,让孩子监控自己的行为。如果家长监控会分担孩子的责任意识,也破坏了孩子的监控意识。
1: 上课前不替孩子收拾书包,琴谱
2: 上课不替孩子做听课笔记
3: 练琴过程,家长不当陪练