Irishacts- I can indeed relate to what your going through. My daughter is 6, she takes ballet,tap, choir/drama, violin and piano. I highly recommened you get a teacher that is commited to developing her aural skills and making music fun. The Suzuki method is outstaning in this regard. My daughter does Suzuki violin and has a great teacher. I got my daughter started on the piano using the Bastine books, and trying to incorporate Suzuki principles and it has worked well. After a awile I sent her with a teacher and she progressed even more but it was hard to keep up with both her piano and violin classes plus her other activities. She asked me if I could be her teacher again. We sit down together just about everyday and have fun playing music. I try to encourage, keep things fun, low presure and enjoyable. We do games with the songs she learning and with ear training too. Eventually I'd like to get her with a piano teacher but time is tight and I really haven't found the right teacher.