My kid just loves practicing her instrument for hours every day, said no parent ever.
While many of us love the idea of our kids learning to play piano or other instrument, getting them to practice their craft is harder than getting them to willingly munch on steamed kale while doing algebra.
Even for kids who are passionate about music, extra motivation is needed if they are to keep at it.
In the case of seven-year-old Ryan from the Suzuki School of Newton, it meant holding on to his Halloween costume for a while longer.
For the talented Ryan, shown in complete costume as Darth Vader, it's playing the Sith's theme from Star Wars on his cello.
Not many young kids dig the classical masters. There's plenty of time for them grow to appreciate their Brahms and their Tchaikovsky, yet they'd be more inclined to sit down and practice the scores to movies they recognize and absolutely love.
I think it's a stroke of parenting/music teacher genius, even though I'm not sure about the mask is necessary for the full effect.
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