Kid Guitars
Archive for February, 2010
I love my mother I really do! She has been a good mother to me and now she wants to majorly dote on my kids. It is fine with me as long as she doesn’t spoil them too much and make them think that the world will just hand them things on a silver platter. She actually is the perfect grandma who knows that her wonderful young grandson has a big birthday approaching. She wants to get him what he’s been talking about the very most lately, a childrens drum set! I told my mother that if he really wants this then we will go in on the cost. Because my mother is unfamiliar with the internet I have begun a search online. As is often the case with the internet, if you really look, you can find some incredible deals!
Yesterday I looked for some beginner drum sets that do seem to be in our price range and a little cheaper than I thought they would be. I have to admit that when I was young, I too loved the drums and wish that there had been more of the kids drum sets that I see available today! Hey you only turn seven once, let him have all the fun he truly deserves!
My daughter has been a fan of Hannah Montana for several years. She has informed us that she knows that she can sing like Hannah Montana and also REALLY wants to learn to play guitar. My wife is all for it and says that even if this interest is just a phase, she thinks we should honor it. Our daughter’s birthday is March 14th and my wife says that she has begun looking at childrens electric guitars online. She has bookmarked some good websites and wants me to check out some really cool guitars that she believes our daughter will love.
So we are going to get her involved in our church choir. She is excited about this but says that it’s rock music that she really wants to sing. I guess it will be fun for the whole family to listen to our daughter sing and play her childrens electric guitar! I am quite sure that our daughter will have a very happy birthday!
I try to be the best parent I can be which is not always easy in these trying times. Money is tight and since my husband lost his job in November, we are managing but it isn’t easy sometimes. I think that now is a great time to show our kids that materialism will not make them happy and the best things in life are free. My son however would say that the best thing in life is a kids electric guitar! He has been hinting at this for several months as he knows he has a birthday next month.
I have begun pricing kids guitars online and so far I am pretty impressed with the price range. I think we will be able to get our son the guitar he has been dreaming of after all. I guess if he really learns to play the guitar well the whole family can enjoy it. The sound of music is priceless and hopefully the whole family can enjoy this gift!
When my son was diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), I was at a total loss. I already knew that he had a behavioral problem because it was so hard to teach him to mind. He couldn’t sit down in church, and he always got lost in the mall because he was running about.
His therapist told me that I shouldn’t worry because there are many other cases of ADHD kids growing up to be normal or even more above average than their peers. He simply advised me to help him find an outlet for his energy. He gave me options including a trampoline, childrens drumsets, or a basketball. Slowly I am beginning to understand my son’s condition, and with the proper knowledge in dealing with it, I know that I can raise him to become a normal adult.
There are many different types of guitar lessons for beginners. First you will want to purchase a good quality beginner guitar. The easiest (and cheapest) way to learn to play guitar is from the internet or a DVD. It is sometimes best to start with an acoustic guitar because you won’t have to worry about an amplifier and it’s a better way to make your hands strong and accustomed to the fretboard. Other ways you can learn is to go to a music store and ask for lessons, go to a private teacher, or even have a teacher come to your home. Whatever you do, just take it slowly. Try to get comfortable with having a guitar in your lap. You will want to learn to tune your guitar properly. Standard tuning for a 6-string guitar is E-B-G-D-A-E (starting from the bottom, string 1, to the top, string 6).
Next you should start by learning some basic chords. Then practice switching between the chords. After you start feeling comfortable with your fingers on the guitar then it is time to just learn more and more chords, scales, theory, and of course reading music. In closing, practice, practice, practice. The more time you invest, the better you will get. There are endless lessons to learn in order to master the guitar. But do not give up. If you are truly interested it will all be worth it in the end.