🎹 Inside a Colourful Piano Lesson: What to Expect at Muzette Part 3 – When Progress Slows Down

Part 3 – When Progress Slows Down

Not every lesson is fireworks and high-fives. Sometimes, learning an instrument feels like walking uphill… in the wind… with tired legs. And that’s completely normal.

At Muzette, we make space for those kinds of days too.

🌧️ When a Student Feels Stuck

There comes a moment in every musical journey where the same mistake keeps happening. The notes are right there… but the fingers won’t follow. Or the rhythm keeps slipping. Or something just won’t click.

For children, this often shows up as frustration. For teens, it can become avoidance. For adults, it sometimes feels like doubt—Am I even getting better?

This is the plateau. And it is a natural, essential part of learning.

🧘‍♀️ The Gentle Pivot

When frustration creeps in, the most helpful thing to do is… change the energy.

That might mean:

• Playing something that’s easy and familiar

• Doing something totally different—like scales, a rhythm clapping game, or even a silly improvisation

• Taking a deep breath, standing up, and shaking it out

• Or simply saying, “That’s enough of that for today—let’s do something else!”

A change in focus often helps the brain process things in the background. That tricky passage might work itself out by the next lesson—not by pushing harder right now.