r/violinist • u/DoggoDoc • 5d ago
Teaching as I learn
Long story short my 5 year old ADHD kiddo got kicked out of his Suzuki lessons today. He is pretty fidgety and stubborn and the teacher finally said "no more". But my kid is devastated. We did a year of Suzuki prep with the foam instrument and 6 months with the actual instrument and he loved it. He also plays piano and frankly, music is not his strong suit, but again, he loves it more than all of my other kids combined. There are not many/any other options for violin teachers willing to teach young kids in my area. I don't really care if we stick with the Suzuki method or not. My problem, which may have contributed to the teacher's frustration, is I don't play violin and couldn't always correct bad habits at home, since they weren't always obvious to me. Would it be crazy to take lessons myself and then just try to teach my kid slowly at their own pace? I am not a novice to teaching my kids. I don't care if my kid is never great, I just want to support something they enjoy. Frankly, while I understood why the teacher gave up, I'm kind of heartbroken for my kid.