Quit Your Piano Lessons

If you ever in your entire life want to be a musician, do not quit your piano lessons. They are valuable. However, quitting your piano lessons can be a tough thing to do. Sometimes talking to your teacher can be hard about this touchy subject, but you have got to do what you got to do.

Steps

  1. Give your teacher notice. It's not reasonable or thoughtful to quit the same day you tell him or her. It may them a few weeks to replace you and he or she has bills to pay.
  2. Mentally state the reason. Why do you want to quit? Are you tied up with school? Are you financially in debt? Make sure that your reason is legitimate and that quitting is no other option. Saying "I don't like practicing" is not a good reason to quit.
  3. Rehearse your speech. Make sure you know what you are going to say before you tell your teacher. Making it up as you go along will make you less articulate.
  4. Tell your teacher you're quitting. Bring this issue up at the beginning or end of your lesson. Stating that you are quitting right after you've finished playing "Moonlight Sonata" is a bad time to bring this up.
  5. Think about the future. Will this affect you in later life? Will you regret it? If you go broke or something, playing piano might score you a job because it is very popular. If schooling is tied up with it, practice in the morning before school, or afterward after homework. If you are in debt, ask your teacher for pay to be held off until you get rid of the debt. Your teacher will likely feel sorry for you. Think about it. Quitting is 2% rightly done and can affect your life.

Tips

  • If you plan on quitting because you are losing interest in piano, consider switching to a different genre of piano playing. If you're bored with Beethoven, see if Oscar Peterson interests you more.
  • If your teacher is doing a poor job, consider switching to a new one before considering quitting.
  • Sometimes stopping for a few months can give you a rest and you will go at it with more enthusiasm when you start again.
  • If it's because of money problems, don't be afraid to state that it is. Otherwise, your teacher will think it was her/his fault!
  • Add that this is temporary (unless you know for sure that it is not) and will return to him/her again at a later date or another teacher. Totally giving up is a waste of your time and talent.

Warnings

  • Be absolutely sure that you definitely want to quit. Even if you have the slightest doubt about quitting, give it another week or so. The reason why this is a good idea is that during that week, you might actually realize that you want to continue playing, and in that case, be willing to let go and say "I admit that I wanted to quit but now I'm so happy I chose to stay". So - don't quit unless you absolutely have to.
  • It is VERY important that if you are involved with musical theatre, then do not quit, even though you say you are just a singer. Good singers have to know how to play the piano and music theory.

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