Score study, or studying the sheet music, is a useful way to practice music away from your instrument. Here are some tips on how to practice using scorestudy. Things to take note of:
Your Child's Progress - A "Note" to Music Parents
One of my teaching colleagues, Shelagh McKibbon of Brockville, ON, shared this little gem on an online piano pedagogy discussion group. She gives this to her piano parents part way through the year - when parents start to ask how quickly their child should be progressing.