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The Benefits of Playing Guitar for You and Your Child!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
posted by SKWiley 12:43 PM
If your child expresses an interest in wanting to learn to the play guitar and asks for lessons chances are they will follow through and will want on their own. Age is not always the absolute deciding factor to determine a person’s interest in wanting to learn. Most children under the age of six don’t yet have the aptitude necessary to learn to play childrens guitar. Young children have the choice of kids acoustic guitars or kids electric guitars. You can spend some time with your child and call it music appreciation. Dance and play with them to music. They will develop coordination and appreciation for music, and one added benefit, they get to spend time with you. .
You might want to consider guitar lessons for your child. If you want your child to just have some fun and do something interesting, you might feel that it is worth the investment. If you are looking at seriously getting a head start on your child’s musical development getting them to learn proper technique from the start may be essential
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Believe it or not allowing your child to take guitar lessons might be one of the most beneficial things you can for a number of reasons. Music lessons in general are a benefit to children for a multitude of reasons. For example, music and mathematics go hand in hand, and in fact, music is very mathematical. Studies have shown that there is a correlation between the two, and music lessons can definitely have an indirect effect on your child’s mathematical reasoning. So, why take guitar lessons? Well, for one, a lot of kids are more interested in learning guitar simply because their favorite bands all have guitarists.
Finally, you may be saying ‘guitar lessons are expensive aren’t they?’ Well they can be, but they don’t have to be. A good one-on-one teacher can cost anywhere from $20 to $50 an hour, but when your kids are just starting they should be fine with a lower cost teacher. You might consider buying your child a DVD based guitar course. Kids are amazingly in tune with technology, and tend to learn quickly from watching demonstration. It is also very important to protect your investment by purchasing a guitar case for your child’s guitar. Guitar cases for kids are available in different sizes to fit ¼, ½, and ¾ sized childrens guitars.
Unfortunately there are too many people who hold the belief that that children can begin to learn to play the guitar with a normal sized guitar. A lot of parents believe that children will eventually ‘grow into’ a full sized guitar. Parents can choose from acoustic guitars for children and even electric guitars for children, regardless a guitar can be found to fit a child’s size and frame. In order to truly maximize their productivity and minimize the learning curve, a childrens guitar should be tailored to the unique specifications of each child. It is important to remember that he or she will be sitting still for the duration of the guitar lessons and frustration will more than likely set in if the guitar feels too large and difficult to manage.
As a general rule of thumb, any child age 11 or younger should start with a three-quarters sized guitar. The scale length is also a significant factor; this refers to the measurement of the neck of the guitar from one end to the other. When the frets are closer together, it’s much easier for young kids to form chords which are necessary building blocks when learning to play guitar.
Consider Learning to play Guitar for your Child
Sunday, December 19, 2010
posted by SKWiley 11:15 PM
Music has been a popular means of expression for many generations. If a child expresses the desire to learn to play an instrument then it is a good idea to encourage them whenever possible. With the guitar being one of the most popular instruments in the world today, it is wise to consider giving your child the opportunity to learn to play guitar, Parent today can choose between kids electric guitars and kids acoustic guitars for their children.
There are some really good multimedia courses offered now for guitar lessons which because of their professionalism and pedigree can deliver what they say they will. These courses can and will keep students both young and not so young invested and learning good technique. Because of the variety and the depth of content, a real learning experience with the guitar can be acquired for kids of all ages.
Ah the rush of the season, as much as we complain, we really wouldn’t have it any other way! Every year we say that we are going to do things more simply but it just never really happens! My wife and I went ALL OUT! We got MP3 players, laptops, and cool clothing items that our kids will love! One of the most interesting gifts we got was for our six year old son. He has been bugging us for guitar lessons and so after a long search for childrens acoustic guitars, we finally just found a really good quality beginner childrens guitar. We are more than excited to give this super cool guitar to our son who has been jamming on anything he can find at home from tennis racquets to magazines to pots and pans to whatever!
I get to play Santa Claus each year as the kids leave cookies and milk for me. All the effort is worth it as the kids go CRAZY Christmas morning. I know that our son will start jammin right away! My wife says that she has also ordered some beginner guitar lessons on DVD that should arrive tomorrow morning! I love it that my kids help keep my inner child alive and kickin!
My mother has been hounding my wife and I for weeks now about Christmas and our son’s thirteenth birthday at the end of January. She wants to make sure we have all our ducks in a row for Christmas and all birthday party preparations in the works even though our son’s birthday isn’t until January 26th. I guess that’s what retirement does to a person. I mean she DEFINITELY doesn’t have enough to do! Anyway we, (my wife more so than I) are feeling the pressure to get things together or we will run out of time and won’t be able to provide as we should for our children.
My daughter wants to play guitar and has been telling me that for quite some time now. My wife and I have been debating as to whether or not she is old enough to play guitar and take guitar lessons. I spoke with a friend of mine the other day and he said that his son learned to play guitar with a kids acoustic guitar and picked it up quickly through online instruction. So I think I am going to tell my ‘controlling’ (as my wife will agree with in a New York minute) mother that we need to begin looking at kids acoustic guitars as a Christmas gift for my daughter and my mother’s granddaughter. I’ll do the leg work to get the guitar and she can pay for it since she is m ore than willing to do so. May the shopping commence!
My little girl has been begging me for guitar lessons for quite some time now. She will be turning eight in January and of course Christmas will be here before we know it!! I have begun looking at guitars for kids online. She is a good kid and I think that she is excited about learning to play an instrument. I even have somebody in mind to instruct her that my girlfriend used to teach her son. My son plays electric guitar and my daughter has looked up to him for years. We started him out with a beginner electric guitar and off he went!
I am happy when my children are happy as long as they keep their hobbies in perspective and live well balanced lives. My husband is also very supportive. Life isn’t always easy but we do try to take stock of the many blessings that we do have. We look forward to future “jam” session with both of our musical children which may start as early as Christmas morning!! We’ll see.
Your kids are only young once and it just seems like they grow up before you can even turn around! Where did the time go? Was it just yesterday that we took the training wheels off my now seventeen year old daughter’s bicycle? Now more than ever my husband and I seem to want to relish the growing years of our six year old daughter before she loses that all too precious childlike joy and innocence! Our daughter just turned six on September 5th and before her birthday she informed us that a kids electric guitar would make her a very happy little girl on her birthday!. My husband and I weren’t sure quite where to find the best quality as well as affordable childrens electric guitars. The internet as always proved to be quite a help to us. We finally both agreed on a panda shaped guitar that we knew our daughter would just love!!
The day of her birthday arrived and presenting our daughter with this beginner guitar proved to be even more fun than originally anticipated! I don’t think I have ever seen someone more excited in my life and believe me her joy is also OUR joy! We can tolerate the noise because it just seems to make her SO happy! When she gets a little older should she still be interested in guitar, (and all indications make it appear that she will be), we will have her take guitar lessons. My very best to everyone, Happy fall and Happy Halloween!
What You Need To Know About Choosing Guitars and Guitar Lessons For You And Your Child
Sunday, September 5, 2010
posted by SKWiley 2:53 PM
Parents wanting their children to learn to play guitar might consider a second hand guitar for their child. When looking at used beginner guitars an electric guitar may be a good choice as acoustic guitars can be bulky and hard for small hands to press down. Acoustic guitar strings are also thicker and can hurt fingers after a very short time of playing. With the correct set up an electric guitar can be played comfortably by youngsters and/or new guitarists. Every time your child plays their amateur guitar they are practicing whether it sounds like music or not which reinforces them to keep playing. Taking lessons is a great way for children to learn the basics although there is something to be said about learning to play guitar online. For one thing learning guitar online can be a real cost saver.
Tablature is a number system that represents the string and position on the fret board that you press. This might be more beneficial for the older guitar player and a bit challenging for youngsters. There are many websites to learn from and tablature can be an easy way because the guitarist may never have to learn to read music. The tab sites can offer lessons, tips, and information that one can’t get from a teacher. However there is often no substitute for a live teacher who can teach a student different styles and offer lots of encouragement. Best of luck!
I have had a REAL love of the guitar since at least the age of five. Life as a musician has not always been easy. It isn’t always easy to make ends meet and at times it means working part-time at various odd jobs here and there. I am divorced from my kids mother and live with my girlfriend who loves my kids and is a great help but also has two kids of her own to support.
I was looking online for a new guitar stand and gig band and was also looking at discount electric guitars on this certain website. While I was looking at this website I saw some kids electric guitars that were really cute and looked like they would be a perfect match for my daughter! Her birthday is not until October but I figure that these are prices I can not beat and I have a kids electric guitar in mine that I think she will just absolutely love! My ten year old daughter has been begging me for guitar lessons anyway. So I can hardly wait for her birthday to get here. What a great father/daughter activity playing together this will be!