Piano lessons vs. music appreciation

It doesn't make any sense to take piano lessons without deciding first, as a student, what kind of music you like. A piano lesson typically preselects music for you based on various characteristics, like level of complexity, numbers of different notes and where the notes are, types of chords and so on. But even big complicated pieces of music can be reduced to a beginner's level. It behooves the student to initiate his or her own interest in what particular music he or she likes to listen to. If there is no taste evolved, as in a youngster, more often than not, then the piano lesson becomes a music appreciatiou course. That used to be the work of parents but a good piano teacher will be able to select CD's and Youtube videos for a student to listen to.