How do you persuade a child that music practice is important?

You need to tell him that having music lessons cost money and that if he isn't willing to practice outside of the practices from the music teacher than you aren't gonna continue to pay for him to keep going. kids really don't understand the concept of money and really think it's not a big deal. you need to make him realize that it does cost money and that he needs to make a choice on whether to take it seriously or to quit altogether. good luck and keep us posted. God bless

if your son is desperate to start a music lesson, then it is not hard to motivate him. you just have to talk to him and make him realize that he wanted that music lesson, he initiated it, and there's only one way to be good at it. it is to constantly practice what you know. you can even cite some examples. like famous artist. you can also say that his teacher sees the talent in him and that talent will be wasted if your son will not enhance that talent.

take him to see a concert of what ever kind of insterment your trying to get him to play.show him what the big picture could look like if he stuck to it,tell him "that could be you one day" i use to play the trumpet and thats what made me so intestead waaaaaaaaaay back then lol,i now have 6 kids thow and it seems todays children are so diffrent,they seem to lack intrest ,motavation ect.. goodluck

Music can come through the worldbounder. It can connect people speaking different language. So music is a talent. If you aren't interested in it, practicing can not play ,too.