What is the best age to start learningto play an instrument? One better than ot
By catherIN
@catherIN (430)
United States
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@loved1 (5328)
• United States
23 Jan 07
I have no doubt that it is much easier for a child to learn an instrument than an adult. I learned how to play the piano and guitar as a child. I think the piano is a great place to start if you have access to one for practice purposes. Knowing how to read music is a good skill to have just for general purposes. You never know when it might come in handy.
@catherIN (430)
• United States
23 Jan 07
I wish I could read music.Two of my children are learning to read music.My husband and son-in-law are helping them. I feel like they are talking / reading a foreign language when they all get out the music. It would be nice to understand it all. It just seems to overwhelming to me.
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@toonatoons (3737)
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
i had my first piano lessons when i was 6. at that time, i already know the alphabet, so i didn't get confused in trying to learn to read music (a totally different language).
being able to read notes has a definite advantage --- it enables me to play music even though i've never heard of it yet. this is something i'm really glad and proud to have done in my life.
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@34momma (13882)
• United States
23 Jan 07
you can teach a child to play just about anything and they will pick it up in no time. i recommend that you do so before the age of 5. same with teaching them to speak a diffenrent language. I am teaching my lil girl spanish be that her father is from Pueto Rico, and he doesn't even speak spainsh
@jajatisalgoe (646)
• Belgium
23 Jan 07
Learning takes some time, and when you start younger you'll be faster a good player than when you didn't start. Then it's better to start younger.
But starting older will give you more 'know' about music itself, I mean by bands you know and music you explored, when you are 12 or something you aren't gonna search for anything new or anything like something you like..
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@Eisenherz (2908)
• Portugal
23 Jan 07
I think that has sooner as one person gets to learn to play any instrument, the better it is. Learning might be a quite lenghty process, depending on how much time does a person dedicates to the instrument daily. I had a hard time catching up from drumming basics myself, because I've started quite late, so I think the sooner you start learning the better it prooves to be later in life.
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@pisha16 (55)
• United States
23 Jan 07
Any age is the right age to get introduced to music. It all depends on the instrument you want to play. I play the guitar and piano. Of course some children pick up on certain things better than others, just like math or reading. Piano is the best instrument to start with. It teaches all the chords, music theory, and fundamentals of music. I wish I started with the piano when I was young!
For reference: I started guitar when i was 14 and piano when i was 17. I wish I had started earlier!
@elisa812 (3026)
• United States
30 Jan 07
It might depend a little bit on the individual child, but I think around five or six is a pretty good age. Of course you can't expect a kid that age to be really serious about it, so you have to be careful about not pushing them away. I'm a music major, and I've found that piano is a really good starting instrument for kids, and tends to make it easier to learn other instruments later on. I've noticed that most of the really good musicians I know actually started out on piano. I started with piano when I was 5, then started viola when I was 11.
@catherIN (430)
• United States
30 Jan 07
Keep in mind that I have no musical talent. Is it really easier to learn a second or third instrument than it is to learn the first?
It is starting to sound like the piano is the most recommended first instrument.What is it about the piano? Is it easier to learn than others?
Like I said,remember I have no talent in music.
@catherIN (430)
• United States
4 Feb 07
I really do appreciate the input.I just wish I understood music better.Thankfully my husband does,since several of my children are showing an interest.
Don't pianos have to be tuned from time to time? Do you just have someone come into your home and do this? Or am I way off thinking that a piano has to be tuned?
@elisa812 (3026)
• United States
4 Feb 07
I think the piano is good because kids can learn to read two different clefs, and with other instruments, you have to have a good sense of pitch and learn how to tune them and everything, but with piano they won't have to worry about matching pitches, as long as they are pressing down the right keys. That would also be good if you're worried about the level of talent. I think the main thing that makes it easier to learn a second instrument is that you already would know how to read music (and if they started on piano, they'd have the advantage of already knowing 2 clefs instead of just one!) and you would have already learned about rhythms and all the music basics. It wouldn't necessarily make it easy learning another instrument, but it would probably make it easier and they'd probably be able to progress quicker. Sorry if I rambled on a bit, I hope that all made sense! :)
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