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[HANASHIR:13526] Re: Learning Instruments

Ditto to 'strike while the iron is hot.'  We have always had recorders, a 
piano, an appropriate-sized violin, guitars (full-size), my viola and other 
instruments around.  They stimulate interest now and then.  Currently, my son 
(8) studies trumpet (on the young side, but he has a natural talent for wind 
instruments including the shofar) and my daughter (12) takes clarinet and 
piano lessons.

Michael


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> Date: Monday, 10-Feb-03 03:43 PM
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> From: Moss5533 (at) aol(dot)com         \ America Online: (MOSS5533)
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> Subject:  [HANASHIR:13503] Re: Learning Instruments
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> Rosalie,
> 
> As the mother of 4, all interested in music and 2 of whom are music majors, 
I 
> think the most important thing is to "strike while the iron is hot."  
Desire 
> is key.  Once you are sure a true desire is there, if it isn't nurtured, it 
> can wither.  Whatever instrument is decided upon, I'd rent first to be sure 
> the interest lasts before buying.  The advice I heard repeatly through the 
> years is that piano can start when the child can read.  The Suzuki violin 
> method begins some students as young as 3 1/2 (with parents who are willing 
> to practice with them).  Two of my sons sang from the moment they could 
talk 
> (and seldom stopped).  They began violin in 2nd grade at school and the 
next 
> year one switched to cello.  I don't remember how old they started piano.  
> (You can rent scaled down instruments even as small as 1/8!)  A few of 
their 
> friends who started strings even younger were ahead of them for many years 
> but the main thing is their desire to play.  I would also have the child 
make 
> a commitment for a certain length of time since kids interests can be 
pretty 
> fickle and it takes a lot of practice to achieve results.  
> 
> Hope that helps,
> Fran Moss
> 
> 
> <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" 
FACE="Arial"
> LANG="0">Rosalie,<BR>
> <BR>
> As the mother of 4, all interested in music and 2 of whom are music majors, 
I
> think the most important thing is to "strike while the iron is hot." 
> Desire is key.  Once you are sure a true desire is there, if it isn't
> nurtured, it can wither.  Whatever instrument is decided upon, I'd rent
> first to be sure the interest lasts before buying.  The advice I heard
> repeatly through the years is that piano can start when the child can
> read.  The Suzuki violin method begins some students as young as 3 1/2
> (with parents who are willing to practice with them).  Two of my sons sang
> from the moment they could talk (and seldom stopped).  They began violin
> in 2nd grade at school and the next year one switched to cello.  I don't
> remember how old they started piano.  (You can rent scaled down
> instruments even as small as 1/8!)  A few of their friends who started
> strings even younger were ahead of them for many years but the main thing is
> their desire to play.  I would also have the child make a commitment for a
> certain length of time since kids interests can be pretty fickle and it 
takes a
> lot of practice to achieve results.  <BR>
> <BR>
> Hope that helps,<BR>
> Fran Moss</FONT></HTML>
> 
> 

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