Piano Answers

I have enrolled him in a music conservatory last April. He knows 3 simple songs, & he also knows how to read music. The challenge comes in when he will not play anything new or he goes at such a slow pace that he cannot keep up with the class. In other words, he is currently 3 songs behind. I have tried the following approaches so far: 1) asking him to play what he already knows as a warmup 2) playing myself & asking him to join in 3) providing incentives like ice cream if he plays for 5 minutes 4) removing mindless activities like watching television until he has had his daily session. I know it’s been a praticularly bad piano practicing week because he has not had any television since last Wednesday. In other words, I didn’t allow him to watch any television until he had even one practice session. Another part of the problem is if he has a break between piano practice sessions it’s like pulling teeth to get him back on the piano again.