Motivating a Lukewarm Child

Miss 7 appears to be responding well to my challenge to give a really good 30-minute piano practice. In return, she gets to play her favourite board game and have some iPad time.

Her trouble has been lack of motivation, lack of persistence and wanting to get it right the first time, and getting very frustrated and upset if she doesn't. Most times she plays a piece once, then stomps off if she doesn't like how it went. 

Wonder where that comes from, hmmm....

I have set her the challenge of getting an A+ for her piano exam in March. I explained to her that if she starts the new school year with a top grade for music, she will feel very good about herself. And the feeling will spill over into other areas of her learning, though I did not tell her that.