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Now let us see where you can find the best music program to keep the music interest of a teenager alive and strong. Then we shall compare the advantages of hiring a private music teacher with those of having many teachers at a music school.
To have an influence on your teenager as parents, first understand that this is the age when kids are fascinated by the outside world and they are more influenced by their friends than by you. The right way in this case is gently directing and guiding them. You need to make full use of the child’s new environment, right now!
If your child’s friends or classmates are learning music as well, this is a big plus. Being in the company of fellow learners is great!
But of course it’s highly unlikely that your kid’s classmates will want to take up music education as an extracurricular activity because it needs years of dedication. But if your child joins a music school, all the benefits come on a platter. There your teenager will have a lot of friends pursuing the same goal – music. The benefits of learning along with “musical” friends and visiting the music school two-three times a week are wonderful. Here your child will develop interests that are totally different from those of other children. The children at music school interact at a higher level – a “musical” level. They learn from each other and keep improving upon their skills and talents. Thus, it is at music schools that your child will get the best music program and sustain and develop his/her interest in music.
Moreover, since there are several levels of music lessons at music schools, grouping of the students is easy and they will be with the same group most of the time. The little world within the music school is greatly beneficial and no private teacher can possibly emulate this setting and claim that his/her program is the best music program.
As your child grows older into a teenager, and you clearly see that he/she is losing interest in music, it is probably too late to enroll him/her in music schools. It is hence vital to begin music education in music schools or academies at a young age and offer the child the best music program possible.
When I was interviewing parents and talking to them about methods of music education and where they can find the best music program, I was surprised to know that some of them had never heard of special music institutes existing in Canada and the US! They only knew of private music teachers.
When I explain to parents what music schools and academies are, some of them ponder and ask whether these music institutes have only pros and no cons at all. Of course not, I tell them. There are cons as well that you should know. Firstly, music institutes are particular about the age of the students. The students’ age must be within the limits set by each existing program. Secondly, and most significantly, the tuition fees are quite high; far higher than those of private music teachers. But of course the higher fees translate into the best music program that gives an absolutely comprehensive music education! Teachers, students and parents are all delighted with the rewards of the child’s efforts.
