Make it the same but easier

My wife's jazz piano class died recently (lack of students). She liked the teacher so she's trying the 'pop' piano class he teaches.

Which gave her the opportunity to experience an exciting interaction. A younger male Chinese student is apparently the weakest player in the class. His biggest complaint? He wants the teacher to teach the music to them but make it use simpler chords. So if a given chord uses four fingers he wants the teacher to teach it to them using two. ['Fingers'. That's is a technical term right? ed. I'm writing to make it simpler for the layman to understand.]

I thought it was a novel version of the If-I-don't-like-something-I-can-just-negotiate/complain-and-it-will-go-away attitude. [How many fingers do you use when you play the piano? ed. I'm not taking a piano class. Leaving you with plenty of time to engage in hobbies that contribute to society. ed. I find my hobbies very fulfilling.]