When you set out to learn piano you may have a number of ideas in your mind. I wont go into them, but the point is that you have a reason to want to learn this most satisfying of pursuits. For children, especially small children, its completely different. Small children dont say Mom, I want to learn to play piano. Its the other way round. Mom says Freddie, I want you to learn piano, itll be good for you when you grow up.

Therefore when children start playing piano, they have no plan, they don't even know why they're doing it. And that is the reason piano lesson for children have to be enjoyable and need to produce results fast. They need to fun because this is generally the only thing that motivates small children. If an activity is enjoyable they'll return to it time after time. And they need to produce results quickly because when kids realize that they can actually play a tune and that theyve actually achieved something then theyll want to do it again.

So, How are you going to transform a potentially dull and dreary music lesson into a fun-filled lesson? I can tell you that it's got nothing to do with books. If youve ever looked at a childrens piano lesson book youll find that attempts to enliven them normally consist of littering the pages with pictures of pixies, fairies or little pigs. In all fairness, what else can the publishers do. The difficulty lies in a basic inconsistency in the nature of books themselves. Books are silent and inanimate. No amount of words, pixies, elves or anything else can change that and because of that, the child can never hear what it is he or she is supposed to play. And whether they get it wrong or right theres still no feedback.

The newest piano lessons for children operate in an entirely different manner. Theyre computerised. They let the child hear the tune that theyre supposed to play befre they play it. Some of the packages I've seen employ differently colored piano keys to make them easier to find whilst several employ a simple rewards system to keep children interested. With these sorts of differences, its no wonder that they are so much more successful that the traditional approach which was held back by a fundamental flaw. There are a number of different programs and products available and youll need to see which one best suits your needs and your budget.