> The problem was, the way kids are taught, the same way I was, seems designed to make it as repellent as humanly possible.
My hypothesis is that the "old-school approach" works for adults but is directly at-odds with teaching children.
As an adult human being of average IQ, you can keep "proper posture", note names, etc. all in mind quite easily as you learn, such that it then needs relatively little reinforcement and you can quickly get to playing music.
As a child, focusing on one thing makes you instantly revert to your "natural behaviour" in every other respect. You can pose, or put your hands on the right keys, but you don't have enough executive control to keep track of both.
The simple solution: stop trying to teach kids piano; start trying to teach adults piano (and encouraging adults to learn piano.)
My hypothesis is that the "old-school approach" works for adults but is directly at-odds with teaching children.
As an adult human being of average IQ, you can keep "proper posture", note names, etc. all in mind quite easily as you learn, such that it then needs relatively little reinforcement and you can quickly get to playing music.
As a child, focusing on one thing makes you instantly revert to your "natural behaviour" in every other respect. You can pose, or put your hands on the right keys, but you don't have enough executive control to keep track of both.
The simple solution: stop trying to teach kids piano; start trying to teach adults piano (and encouraging adults to learn piano.)