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I love it when I see any type of enthusiasm in my children. Finding a passion isn’t always easy for children so when I see that one of my children is excited about something I want to nurture it and really get involved in it as much as I can! My daughter has been expressing an interest for some time now in learning to play acoustic guitar. She is only seven years old so I immediately began researching acoustic guitars for children. I am quite pleased with the selection I have found and plan to give my daughter a really cute childrens acoustic guitar for her eight birthday in September!
Our family has fallen on some hard times recently as my wife was laid off from her job over the winter and my father passed away in May and it is important that we continue to celebrate life in any way we can! As a parent I believe it is my job to help my children to be all they can be and show them that even in the bad times there’s a silver lining in every cloud!
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Good Quality Cheap Guitar, Too Good To Be True?
Saturday, August 14, 2010
posted by SKWiley 12:05 PM
Do you want to buy a good quality acoustic guitar but finances are getting in your way? You might be surprised to know that you can have your own guitar without compromising the quality for a price you can easily afford. Sound too good to be true? The reason cheap acoustic guitars are available at low prices is because they are made of inexpensive materials. This is also true of many other types of guitars as well. In the manufacturing process of these instruments, low-priced material is used from wood to strings and from straps to chords. But, if you want, you can replace the parts with the high quality parts later. You will get better sound from your guitar if you replace its cheap pickups. You can also change the tuners and it will improve the performance of your instrument. You can use the branded guitars accessories later. Today, you can buy guitars from all top brands. All the major guitar manufacturers now have their manufacturing plants in Asian countries where raw material and labor is available at reasonable rates. Thus, these companies are able to offer cheap guitars to their customers.
When you buy a cheap guitar, search for an instrument that is made of woods like rosewood, walnut or hickory and avoid instruments made of composite materials as most guitars made with cheap materials do not produce a good sound. You can get a good quality cheap guitar for a price of around $100. Paying less than this would not be worth your time. Both cheap electric guitars and cheap acoustic guitars appear to suit beginners perfectly. There are a vast variety of guitar models available in the market for you. You can find almost any type of guitar in the guitar market cheap electric guitar, a cheap acoustic guitar, cheap bass guitar, acoustic guitars and special classical guitars. It is advisable to check the ratings & reviews of the online guitar stores before buying a guitar. There are many sites where you can get reviews of the different online guitar shops.
Some people choose to never develop a deep understanding of the acoustic guitar. That doesn’t mean that a person can’t have fun by just being an amateur guitar player by learning a few chords and practicing the technique of strumming. Fortunately, there are several styles of amateur guitars that a beginner player has to choose from. There are also a variety of guitar styles that come under the heading of “acoustic guitar”. There is Celtic guitar music that grew out of the folk guitar boom in the nineteen sixties. So, as well as folk music, there is the classical guitar which is classical music played on the guitar. Then there is Flamenco, the traditional music of the Gypsies of Spain, and the Bossa Nova music of twentieth century Brazil. There are lots of free guitar lessons on the internet and all basic lessons apply to the acoustic guitar. All acoustic guitar players will learn about chord families, strumming techniques, picking strokes, tuning your guitar and how to change the strings. It is very important to get your guitar playing posture correct. Your posture governs how you look and feel when you are playing.
Even though you want to learn for free, many people who have gone through the experience of teaching themselves say that taking several months of guitar lessons at the beginning is much better than struggling with the basics by yourself. If you are looking for free acoustic guitar lessons on the internet, Google is the place to start. Just do a search for free guitar lessons, or free guitar lessons with the name of your favorite music inserted somewhere. Google books has all the good books on learning acoustic guitar, and many of them have extensive previews. Your next stop should be Google video or YouTube for free video guitar lessons. As you go through the free acoustic guitar lessons on the internet, please remember to keep it simple. It can be tempting to get distracted by some interesting guitar lesson video that is outside your main area of interest, but as you are still learning, it is best to stick to the basics for now. You’ll be happy you did later.
I have driven truck most of my life. It’s not a bad living, I am able to provide for my family but it keeps me away from home for long periods of time. As a father I have tried to make up for lost time with my kids by bringing home gifts for them. Even though they appreciate this gesture, it still can not fill the void of time not spent together! I do the best I can but it’s very tough trying to earn a living and get enough good quality family time. It makes me wonder at times if it’s all worth it!
My little baby girl has a big birthday coming up and I determined more than ever not to miss it. I have decided that for her birthday this year, not only do I want to get her something that she really wants, but I also would like to spend time enjoying this birthday gift with her. My daughter knows that I have played acoustic guitar for years. She too wants to play. I have taught her a few things on my guitar but now she really wants her own! My girlfriend and I have started looking at beginner acoustic guitars online and have bookmarked some pages that we are considering as possibilities. I plan to make it more of a priority to make the very most of the time that I do have at home and I think that a beginner acoustic guitar for my daughter is a perfect way to start on that journey!
What age to let your child learn to play acoustic guitar?
Monday, July 26, 2010
posted by SKWiley 11:47 PM
You might have a child that really wants to start learning to play the acoustic guitar, but what is an appropriate age for them to begin learning? There are some very basic things to take into consideration before answering this question. The first question you need to ask is whether your child is big enough to hold an acoustic guitar comfortably? The smallest real guitar that you can buy is a ¼ size guitar designed for kids between the ages of 4-6 years old whose height is between 3ft 3inches – 3ft 9inches. The next size guitar is a half size for kids between the ages of 5-8 years old with a height between approximately 3ft 10inches- 4ft 5inches. The ¾ size guitar is made for children 4ft 6inches- 4ft 11inches and finally the full size guitar is for children 5ft and up.
Once you have established the size of the kids acoustic guitar that your child needs the next questions you need to be concerned with is whether or not your child’s fingers are strong enough to hold down the strings of the guitar? This question cannot be ignored because even if they can hold a guitar doesn’t necessarily mean that their fingers will be strong enough too able to play it. It is also important that when buying a beginner acoustic guitar for your child you buy one with nylon strings. This is because nylon guitar strings will be much kinder to young soft fingers than steel strings. And probably the most important point of all, is whether or not you feel that your child is old enough to sit down and practice, and commit to learning to play guitar. Will their enthusiasm for the instrument last long enough? If you can answer yes to all these questions then your child is probably ready. If on the other hand you have the smallest doubt, then it might be best to wait a couple of months and review the situation.
My son had been playing the trombone in his elementary school band for a year and also taking lessons. He was doing ok but it seemed as though I almost had to “bribe” him to practice and his attempts at playing were “half hearted” at best. By accident I discovered that what my son really wants to do is play the guitar, and in particular the acoustic guitar. I took my kids to a friend’s house for the weekend. My kids know her kids and for the most part they get along pretty well. My friend’s oldest son recently began playing acoustic guitar and loves to practice quite a bit. My son was so fascinated that by the end of the weekend he already knew how to play several chords and was eager to learn to play songs!
I decided that what I really needed to do was to find a kids acoustic guitar since a full sized guitar would be too big for my son right now. I was pleased at the availability of acoustic guitars for children. I really had a good selection from which to choose. I found a childrens acoustic guitar that seems to have worked out really well and it has been well worth the price I paid as a single parent. Sometimes through “accidents” we learn the greatest things about ourselves!
It appears that my daughter is falling in my footsteps to some degree. She shares my love of technology and always wants to be “in the know” about what is the new thing on the market. She also seems to be musically gifted and wants to learn to play guitar. I also learned to play beginner acoustic guitar close to the age my daughter is now. I think the best I can do for her is to start her out on a beginner guitar. Sometimes it is easier to learn to play electric guitar before trying to master the acoustic guitar.
Because I have a lot of contacts and know some musicians, I have some good leads on where to find some quality beginner guitars. I can instruct my daughter but I think it would be best if I got someone unbiased to instruct her. I feel very lucky and blessed that I can share this special bond with my daughter. I look forward to what the future holds!
My daughter wants to be a musician and we applaud that mostly because she does her homework, researches things and wants to do things right! She says she know that she was born to play acoustic guitar. We support this and we agree with her assessment that she needs to begin learning to play on a beginner acoustic guitar. Next week we will begin shopping for beginner acoustic guitars. We will also search for a qualified instructor.
My daughter also wants to go to college and study music and we are glad that she has given thought about what is best for her future. I think it’s great that she wants to begin to learn to play an amateur guitar and most importantly, I hope she has fun! After all, you’re only young once!
Ask any father and they will probably agree with you that while they love more than anything to bond with their sons and hopefully will one day become buddies with their sons what they most want to do is “spoil” their daughters. I love my baby girl and as long as I live, she will always be a daddy’s girl! She tells me that for her birthday that what she wants most of all is an acoustic guitar like mine. I should be so flattered but she is too young for an adult sized guitar so I will look for a kids acoustic guitar which will be a better fit for her! I will have a blast searching for kids acoustic guitars online and in some local music stores in town.
I have plenty of common interests with my two sons that don’t include guitar playing but playing guitar with my daughter just sounds like a real treat to me! I don’t want to influence my daughter too much and I will support whatever she chooses to do in life as long as it is honest and provides her a good living! Most importantly I love being a father and I want to enjoy their childhood years for as long as I can!
I am going shopping next week and will begin looking for gifts for my daughter’s seventh birthday. I have some good ideas that I know she’ll like but this year I really wanted to get her something special. I wasn’t sure what that would be when suddenly it hit me one night while over at a friend’s house. My husband and I were having cocktails with friends of ours before going out to dinner several weeks ago. Before leaving for dinner we saw their youngest daughter showing her babysitter some new songs that she had learned to play on her kids guitar she had received from her parents this past Christmas. It was really quite an adorable site and the more I thought about it I think my daughter would absolutely love a small kids acoustic guitar like our friends’ daughter.
Because our daughter is so young and not very big, she would require a very small acoustic guitar. We could probably find some that are relatively inexpensive. I am also going to search online for discount kids guitars. I think that this will most definitely make for a special birthday and now I am really excited to begin shopping! Sometimes being a parent is more fun than one might think!