I have read someplace that piano is good for kids with ADHD. I can't vouch that it is any better than any other activity that allows for personal success and enjoyment. However, since both DH and I felt our childhoods deprived without piano (and took up lessons as adults), we thought we'd at least give DD an opportunity to try.
I am her piano teacher, for a lot of reasons that are off topic. I know eventually I have to find her a real teacher.
Every lesson starts off with moaning and groaning and sometimes whining. Then there is the fiddling around on the keyboard. And the sliding off the bench. After about 15 months, I think I know what the problem is. ADHD kids have difficulty with piano for a number of reasons, none of which are good reasons not to learn how to play.
1) Reading is hard. Reading music is harder because a note has a name, a sound, and a value.
2) Doing two things (reading and playing music) is really hard.
3) It is a pain to repeat things over and over again. In school they already tell me I can't get it right. Is it the same with piano?
4) My hands don't like to work right for handwriting, why should they for piano?
5) I can't sit still in a comfortable chair, let alone sitting on a hard bench.
DD has no trouble reading music--Susan Paradis' site is wonderful for games. She has trouble doing two things at once and with repeating.
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