Building Children's Character Through Piano Learning

摘要

The structure and the design of piano are enabled someone to be able to ring the tone of piano easily, unlike the violin which needs much time to produce one tone. However, this thing does not mean that someone can play the piano created by Chopin in a jiffy. The research problem of this research is by the piano learning be able to build the children characters (student). This research use pedagogy and psychology approach, the research method is descriptive qualitative. According to the research result and the discussion that learning piano needs high discipline, continuous practice, diligence, support from the parents and a conducive environment. This is appropriate with the characteristic in building the children character (student), there are honest, patient, work hard, responsible, discipline and independence. In the process of creating the student will experience how to be patient in creating something, responsible to the thing they did, honest in the creative process (do not confess others works as their works), discipline in doing something so that it is on time, and independence in the creative process. All of those are the characters need to build this nation. Through piano learning, the children characters can be formed.