Argaith -> RE: Guitar lessons for 5 year olds (Jan. 25 2012 14:51:09)
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I have a 6.5 year old daughter who unintentially hums most of the songs that I practice. Poor thing, I suppose there is no way out of it for her[;)] She used to come to me asking to have a go on my guitar which I wasn't really happy about as I couldn't trust that she would not drop the guitar or bang it to something. So, I asked her if she'd like to have her own guitar so we can sometimes practice together. The answer was yes and I bought her a 3/4 Yamaha and put a golpeadore on it. So, one would assume that she is interested! However, she only takes the guitar out once in a blue moon (when she wants something from me and she wants to cheer me up!). I have been trying to teach her very simple tunes and techniques but she insists that she wants to play her own thing! I don't push her because I don't want her to feel obliged and throw it in one corner forever. I let her play whenever and whatever she fancies. She is learning subconsciously. When I spoke to my teacher about her long ago, he said that she’d be better off starting at around 10-12 years. As we all know, there are a lot of people who have started at even around 4 but their circumstances are different from our children. By that I mean, they’re all surrounded by Flamenco music and culture and learning Flamenco and playing/singing/dancing is part of their entertainment. I really don’t know what can be taught to young children and how. When it comes to guitar, I am still learning myself; but generally speaking I don’t think that I would make a good teacher. [:(]
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