作為兒童早期智力開發，作為可能向專業小提琴家方向發展的培養工作，卻要及早起步。早些比晚些好。但究竟何時開始為最佳，仍有各種見解。
國外一些教育家主張越早越好，提出“零歲教育”和“胎教”的說法，也就是說，在孩子剛出生的零歲，甚至在母親懷孕期就開始聽音樂，然後在孩子兩三歲就開始拉小提琴琴。環境的熏陶使孩子像學家鄉的語言一樣容易地學會音樂。主張潛意識培養是發展的依據。這是很有道理的。
懷孕的母親和嬰幼兒聽一些優美的音樂，對他們的心情和身體發育都是很好的，對啟發孩子對音樂的興趣和接受能力也是很好的。要注意的是，千萬不要給他們聽刺激性的音樂，更不要用大的音量。一定要選擇柔和、甜美、恬靜、快樂的作品，音量要小一些。
開始學琴的年齡可以因人而異。一般來說，兩三歲時，自我控制能力還差，精神難以集中，手很嫩，可以用玩具式的小提琴來玩玩，不要正式學拉琴。從兒童智力發展情況來研究，四至五歲開始第一次飛躍，也就是從“無意注意”向“有意注意”轉變，這時具備了學琴的可能性，可以開始起步了。
這個年齡開始學琴，進度不必快，但必須教以正確的方法，我在實踐中深切體會到：兒童是一張潔白的紙，好畫最新最美的圖畫。只要我們充滿愛心地用正確的方法引導他們，他們會用天然合理的感覺來掌握。比如放鬆的運弓，他們慢慢地找到感覺後，就像長在身上那樣牢固，而不知道什麼是緊張。四五歲的孩子，學習的進度不如六七歲的快，但基礎會更結實。六七歲以後智力有了大幅度的發展，這時開始學琴會比較快，如果用功，學琴不算晚。
從開發智力和安排學生的學習時間來考慮，我認為，在上小學之前的一兩年開始學琴比較好。學了琴的孩子上小學時會覺得功課很輕鬆，同時，在上學時，學琴已上了軌道，自己會練琴了，就不覺得有很重的負擔了。
什麼條件的孩子學琴比較好呢?作為提高一代人的文化素養的目標，應該說，每一個兒童都有條件學琴，就像每一個兒童都能學會家鄉的語言一樣。
至於能否與專業訓練相銜接，能否發展為提琴家，那便要與優秀的天賦和良好的教學結合起來。
經常有家長問：“我的孩子有天才嗎？”我認為，兒童學琴的素質和才能取決於多方面的因素，如果孩子在某一方面不大理想就在學琴之前斷言其無才能，是不夠準確的。
手是條件之一。以勻稱、寬大、靈活有彈性、不過硬過軟、不汗手、手指長度比較均勻，小指不過短不側彎為好。不過，手條件不十分好的提琴家也不乏其人。
聽覺更為重要。小提琴演奏要求細緻敏銳的音準辨別和調節的能力。沒有好的耳朵是不行的。聽覺有很強的先天性，同時它又是可以訓練的。有的孩子開始時五音不全，是因為原先聽音樂和唱歌太少，完全未建立音準概念，經過訓練，開竅以後，也能掌握良好的音準。
節奏感非常重要。音樂中的節奏好比人的骨骼，沒有了節奏、沒有了韻律，音樂就散了架了。
但在一切條件中，對音樂的熱愛和良好的音樂感以及創造精神是最重要的一條。因為我們不是工匠，拉琴不是純技術的“工種”，而是一門藝術，它發出的聲音要有感人的力量。有音樂感的孩子會自己去追求美好的聲音和音樂的呼吸起伏，會用自己的心去歌唱，哪怕拉一首小小的曲子，也能動人心弦。他對音樂的追求也會促進對自己技術的不滿足，從而幫助技術的提高。
音樂感的確是一種天才，但它是“埋在岩石中的金礦”，要教師和家長一同把它挖掘出來。這是一個艱辛的勞動過程，不挖是不會發現任何寶藏的。而多少次實踐教育了我：挖掘之後，多少學生的音樂天賦超出了我最先的估計!音樂感既是天生的又是可以熏陶和培養的，挖掘的過程也是培養的過程。我們教師總是把啟發培養學生的音樂感作為教學的重要環節。
還有一點是勤奮。一個有志氣有毅力肯動腦筋肯刻苦的孩子，能夠克服他面前的一切障礙，把自己想要做的東西，用自己的雙手創造出來。這裡需要的除去智力以外，還有一種“非智力”的品格，勤奮就是其中之一，不達目的不罷休，這不是單純的什麼“知識”，而是一種品格表現，它好像看不見摸不著，但是世界上一切人的一切成就都離不開它。它是可能建造出難以想像的光輝業績的。
音樂就是思想著的聲音。
Music is the sound of thinking.
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As a child's early intellectual development, as a training workshop that may develop in the direction of a professional violinist, it must start early. Earlier is better than later. But there are still various opinions as to when is the best time to start.
Some foreign educators advocate that the sooner the better, and put forward the terms of "zero-year-old education" and "prenatal education", that is to say, when the child is just born at the age of zero, or even when the mother is pregnant, they begin to listen to music, and then start listening to music when the child is two or three years old. Started playing the violin when he was young. The influence of the environment enables children to learn music as easily as they learn the language of their hometown. It is advocated that the cultivation of the subconscious mind is the basis for development. This makes perfect sense.
Pregnant mothers and infants listening to some beautiful music are good for their emotional and physical development, and it is also good for inspiring children's interest and acceptance of music. It should be noted that do not give them stimulating music, let alone use a loud volume. Be sure to choose works that are soft, sweet, quiet, happy, with a lower volume.
The age of starting piano lessons can vary from person to person. Generally speaking, at the age of two or three, the self-control ability is still poor, the spirit is difficult to concentrate, and the hands are very tender. You can play with a toy violin and do not formally learn to play the violin. From the study of children's intellectual development, the first leap from the age of four to five, that is, the transition from "unintentional attention" to "intentional attention", at this time has the possibility of learning the piano, and can start.
Starting to learn piano at this age, the progress does not have to be fast, but the correct method must be taught. I have deeply realized in practice that children are a piece of pure white paper, so they can draw the latest and most beautiful pictures. As long as we lovingly guide them in the right way, they will take hold with their natural and reasonable sense. Such as relaxed bowing, after they slowly find the feeling, it is as firm as it grows on the body, and they don't know what tension is. Four or five-year-old children do not learn as fast as six or seven-year-olds, but their foundation will be stronger. After the age of six or seven, the intelligence has developed greatly, and it is relatively quick to start learning the piano at this time. If you work hard, it is not too late to learn the piano.
From the perspective of developing intelligence and arranging students' study time, I think it is better to start learning the piano one or two years before going to primary school. Children who have learned the piano will feel that their homework is very easy when they go to elementary school. At the same time, when they go to school, the piano learning has already been on the track, and they will practice the piano themselves, so they will not feel a heavy burden.
What kind of conditions are better for children to learn the piano? As the goal of improving the cultural literacy of a generation, it should be said that every child has the conditions to learn the piano, just like every child can learn the language of his hometown.
As for whether it can be linked with professional training and whether it can develop into a violinist, it must be combined with excellent talent and good teaching.
Parents often ask: "Is my child talented?" I think that the quality and talent of a child's piano learning depends on many factors. Not accurate enough.
A hand is one of the conditions. It is better to be well-proportioned, wide, flexible, and elastic, not too hard or too soft, not sweaty hands, relatively uniform length of fingers, and small fingers that are not too short and not curved sideways. However, there are also many violinists who are not very good hands.
Hearing is more important. Playing the violin requires meticulous and sensitive intonation identification and adjustment. It is impossible without good ears. The hearing has a strong innate, and at the same time, it can be trained. Some children start out with insufficiency because they listened to music and sang too little, and did not establish the concept of intonation at all. After training and enlightenment, they can also master good intonation.
Rhythm is very important. The rhythm in music is like a human skeleton. Without rhythm and rhythm, the music falls apart.
But in all conditions, the love of music and a good sense of music and creative spirit is the most important one. Because we are not craftsmen, playing the qin is not a purely technical "work type", but an art and the sound it emits must have moving power. Children with a sense of music will pursue beautiful voices and the ups and downs of music by themselves and will sing with their hearts. Even a small piece of music can move people's hearts. His pursuit of music will also promote dissatisfaction with his own technology, thereby helping to improve technology.
Musical sense is indeed a genius, but it is a "gold mine buried in the rock" that teachers and parents need to dig out together. It is a laborious process and no treasure will be found without digging. And how many times has taught me: After the excavation, how many students' musical talent exceeded my first estimate! Music sense is both innate and can be nurtured and cultivated, and the process of excavation is also a process of cultivation. Our teachers always take inspiring and cultivating students' musical sense as an important part of teaching.
Another point is hard work. A child with ambition, perseverance, brains and hard work can overcome all obstacles in front of him and create what he wants to do with his own hands. In addition to intelligence, what is needed here is a "non-intelligence" character. Diligence is one of them. Don't give up until the goal is achieved. This is not pure "knowledge", but a kind of character performance. It seems to be invisible. No, but all the achievements of all people in the world are inseparable from it. It is possible to build unimaginably brilliant performances.
音樂就是思想著的聲音。
Music is the sound of thinking.
