Lipas Kallabash

This absolutely breaks my heart. 💔🎹 As a mother, a pianist, and a former piano teacher, watching young piano prodigy Elias Phoenix cry while his mother screams at him to sit down and play the piano is incredibly painful. I started piano lessons when I was just 7 years old. My mother required me to practice an hour every single day. And believe me, there were days I didn't want to! But she NEVER screamed at me or made me feel that music was something to fear. There's a HUGE difference between teaching a child discipline and robbing a child of the joy of their God-given talent. Music should be a gift, not a punishment. The piano should be a place where a child can express themselves, not a place where they're reduced to tears. I've taught children who loved playing and children who struggled with practicing. But one thing I always believed was that you cannot nurture a love for music through fear. A child can be a prodigy, perform at Carnegie Hall, and impress millions of people. But none of those accomplishments are worth sacrificing their childhood happiness. **You can teach a child to play every note perfectly and still completely miss the most important lesson: teaching them to LOVE music.** My heart hurts for the little boy in this video. 💔