Oclef Daily: EP78 - Tools of the Oclef Method: Priming, Narration, and Feedback

This is an episode from our Oclef Method. It’s a series for
parents wanting to help their children during practice. Find all
the episodes for our methodology that teaches parents
here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUqEmaLrf_Fs-Cvyk1HvOkA


 


Guidance


 


As a parent, you can help your child with this so much.


 


Navigating a piece of piano music can be daunting.


 


Two staves, multiple pages, hands going in opposite directions
and that’s just the notes. 


 


As a parent who is sitting with your child, you have an
opportunity to:


     • Keep focused on practice 


     • Build proper habits


     • Understand mistakes


     • Improve faster


 


I could go on...(for a while).


 


But in this episode of the Oclef Method, you will get an
introduction to three skills that you can develop to help your
child practice piano. 


 


Priming. Narration. Feedback. 


 


Priming:


Mentally preparing your child for what is coming in the piece of
music in front of them. 


 


Narration: 


Guiding their attention through the play through to focus on the
challenges as they happen (counting, hand position changes,
intervals).


 


Feedback:


Observing the patterns in their mistakes and telling them what to
watch out for next time. 


 


It’s really about helping them just enough to get them on the
right path. With the right habits. And observing the right
details. 


 


It sounds like a lot to learn, but this is just the first step
toward your child receiving seven lessons a week with you at
their side. Independence is the goal.