Commencing piano lessons with my seven-year-old daughter, should I devote my efforts to the development of the fingers and hands, or retard such development so as to keep pace with the expansion of the mind?
Your question is interesting. But if your mind is clear on that point—and it seems to be—that a one-sided development (in this case technical) is dangerous to the "musical" talent of your little daughter, why, then, your little girl is, indeed, "out of danger." Your very question is a credit to your insight.
Frequent Lessons and Shorter
Is it better for a young student to take one hour lesson or two half-hour lessons a week?
Since young students are liable to form bad habits it is essential that they should come under the teacher's eye as frequently as possible. Hence, it is preferable to divide the hour into two equidistant parts.
Number of Lessons Depends on Progress
Which plan is better for a child of eleven or twelve years: to take a one-hour lesson or two half-hour lessons a week?
The child's age is not the determining factor in this matter; it is his musical status.
One Lesson a Week
Is one lesson a week inadequate for a piano student?