All About Music For Beginners & Selecting Instruments

[phankao]

Chanielle:

Contemplating between violin and piano... Really want my DS to learn violin but he seems a bit more interested in piano.

But he's still in a fickle-minded age; 4yo.

Someone please enlighten me... :?:

How about both, like my son? haha.

[Chanielle]

sleepy:

There is no way to tell. It's through trial & error. A child may think he or she likes that instrument & ask for it. Or parents may think that particular instrument is suitable. In any case, have to try it out, there is no other way.


My dd1 learned piano for 1 year when she was in preschool & guzheng for 1 year when in lower primary. She didn't enjoy either instrument so we let her quit. Then she decided to try cello. So she moved on to her 3rd instrument.

She finally found the instrument she truely enjoys. After learning for 1 year in school, we decided to engage private teacher for her. And after 1 year of private lessons, she moved from grade zero to learning grade 5 exam pieces/grade 6 scales now.

When there's keen interest, you will see progress. So it's worth it to let child explore interests. I don't see dropping a particular instrument as quitting. It means it's not suitable for your child. Switch to another. As long as child is keen to continue learning.

Wow! I didn't know that kids do know what they want. After seeing this, I guess it will be good to let him try it out and see what interests him.

:thankyou:

[Chanielle]

Hi Phankao,


I wish so too but time might be a problem as there are other courses that awaits him..

[puff]

I choose according to wat I like .... She can always pick her own instrument when she get older.... Rite now our hse is too small for a piano.. Hopefully next time she can buy a bigger hse to fit the piano

[phankao]

puff:

I choose according to wat I like .... She can always pick her own instrument when she get older.... Rite now our hse is too small for a piano.. Hopefully next time she can buy a bigger hse to fit the piano

When Lang Lang learnt piano in Beijing, they lived in a room big enough to put 2 beds and the piano only.

[phankao]

Chanielle:

Wow! I didn't know that kids do know what they want. After seeing this, I guess it will be good to let him try it out and see what interests him.

:thankyou:

I wonder at which age they will definitely know what they prefer. It's a monitoring process I guess. My 3 older kids selected their instruments and asked to learn, so I'm sure they know what interests them. But then, they were 7. I had one boy who actually played 3 instruments until he dropped everything by the time he was in P5 and stuck with violin. The whole process was his own choice.

[Chanielle]

Ok, so I was thinking... maybe violin.


Watched the show \"流星花园\" and loved the way one of the guys played violin. I tot if I have a son, I will let him learn violin so he can make the ladies faint... :evil:

I should probably stick to what I like first...

[raysusan]

My dd learns guitar . She love to sing , so guitar may go along well.

Cheaper and no pressure…

[phankao]

raysusan:

My dd learns guitar . She love to sing , so guitar may go along well.

Cheaper and no pressure....

Guitar is also an instrument available for study at the Yehudi Menuhin school, leh. So it depends. haha.

[Dreamaurora]

How about something more exotic for your children, parents? :evil:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr9SXtvunwk