Kid Guitars

Very few children pick up an instrument and display the desire to read music right away. For most, the thrill of strumming the guitar and exploring its sonic possibilities is enough to sustain them for a few hours if not a few days. At some point it does become important for parents to impose some order, but it doesn’t hurt to allow a child to learn a few songs by ear. Then move on to standard musical notation.

Be patient with the child and let him take all the time he needs to become comfortable with the kids electric guitar. Take a look at the staff and the notes on a piece of standard notation and you’ll notice that the coding is very piano-centric. While the language of standard notation matches up perfectly with a keyboard, transcribing guitar notes is much less intuitive. It’s only natural for guitar players to lag behind when reading music.