There's an important point we stress to our piano kids and their parents.
That the skill of practicing is something that will apply to all areas of their lives. Especially whatever they choose to do for a living.
Because if you're working, you're practicing. And how well you practice will determine how well you advance in your career.
If you're a waiter, you're practicing people skills, organizational skills, and memory skills.
If you're a customer service representative, you're practicing how to handle difficult personalities and situations with ease.
If you're a programmer, you're practicing code, and practicing how to stay up on the latest technologies.
If you practice well, then you advance in your career.
If you don't practice and settle for average, then you receive the lowest pay and are easy to replace or outsource.
Piano is a subject worthy of study for its own sake.
But one of the many sub-benefits is that it allows students to practice the art of practice.
Building a skill over many years.
Something they won't learn in normal school, where most subjects last for a semester or year before they're finished.
You could argue it's the most important skill kids can learn.
Because improving on your skills will be what separates the careers people remember for generations and the careers that go unnoticed.
Not that there's anything wrong with average if you're happy with that. But, the alternative is far more interesting.
