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When choosing a guitar for your child, do you an electric, acoustic or even a classical guitar. If you want your child to play guitar there are many good quality cheap kids guitars available. You could begin with a kids acoustic guitar which cost less. There are two basic types of acoustic guitars: nylon-stringed and the steel-stringed. Nylon-stringed guitars are easier on the fingertips because the strings are thicker and more flexible while steel strings can be pretty painful to play especially when the strings are taut.
The choice of guitar can actually depend on the music you want your child to play. Nylon strings are used for folk and classical music. Steel strings are best for rock, country and almost all other styles of music. Nylon strings produce a soft and classic sound of the guitar while the steel strings produce crisp and sharp sounds. A common misconception about nylon guitars is that your fingers won’t get sore. It is quite inevitable that young fingers get sore with both nylon and steel stringed guitars especially at the beginning. Nylon strings are less dense than steel strings and therefore are a lot easier to push down to form the chord but steel strings can be pretty painful to push down since they are thinner and more difficult to push. Both can take a lot of getting used to but are well worth it in the long run!
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Many kids today express an interest in learning to play guitar but what age should they start? First, is your child big enough to hold an acoustic guitar comfortably? Acoustic guitars for kids come in several sizes. The smallest playable guitar that you can buy is a ¼ size guitar. This kids guitar is made for children between the ages of 4-6 whose height is approximately 3ft 3inches – 3ft 9inches. The next size guitar is a half size for kids 5-8 years whose height is 3ft 10inches- 4ft 5inches. The ¾ size kids guitar is designed for kids 4ft 6inches- 4ft 11inches and the full size kids guitar is for children 5ft and over.
After you have established the proper sized guitar, it is extremely important to know whether your child’s fingers are strong enough to properly hold the strings. It is also a good idea that children use a kids acoustic guitar that has nylon strings. Kids acoustic guitars that have steel strings are too hard for soft hands. Finally make sure that your child has the necessary commitment and enthusiasm. Playing guitar can be a great hobby for your child as long as you do your homework.
Giving up the guitar has always been one of my biggest regrets. I started playing the instrument in the sixth grade and kept it up through college, when life got in the way. My first job out of school was so demanding that I had to budget my free time very carefully. I spent far too many hours at the office! In order to spend time with my fiancée and start a family, the guitar-playing habit had to go. Fortunately, I have the chance to reconnect with the instrument and live vicariously through my son.
My son is nine years old and has been begging me to get him a guitar for Christmas. I decided that a kids acoustic guitar would be the perfect gift for him! With this idea in mind I began looking at acoustic guitars for kids in earnest! I found what I believe is the ‘perfect’ fit for him! I can hardly wait to play Santa Claus tonight and see the joy on my children’s faces tomorrow morning! Having children allows me to relive my childhood and I’m lovin it!
My niece has spent many weekends with me for many years! My brother is a single parent and often works long shifts on weekends. My boyfriend and I are overjoyed to be a part of my niece’s life. She is such a “happy go lucky” and giving child that we practically consider one of our own. My brother has played acoustic guitar throughout his life and still plays local gigs where my niece and I are often in the audience cheering him on! As Christmas is approaching, my boyfriend and I are SO sure what we need to get Gabby this year, a childrens acoustic guitar!
My brother will be delighted because he is such a good father and only wants the best for his “little girl”. He seems to know a lot about guitars for kids and can point us in the direction of some good places to look. I would not be surprised if one day my niece joins her uncle and his buddies on stage! I am very sure that a kids acoustic guitar will give my niece and our family more joy than ever imagined!
Finding Commonality Through Different Generations
Saturday, November 27, 2010
posted by Guitar Family Man 12:06 PM
My beloved grandson told me that what he really wants for Christmas this year is an acoustic guitar. When I heard this I thought this was an interesting yet unexpected request. However after speaking with my daughter, (her mother) she assures me that other kids my grandson’s age also like the guitar and some of them have gotten a kids guitar for their birthdays, Christmas etc. I would like to surprise my grandson and get him a kids acoustic guitar for Christmas but I haven’t a clue where to look.
My daughter said that she had already begun looking at acoustic guitars for kids online and believes she has found one that my grandson will really like. I want to take a look before making my final decision but heck if my grandson really wants it then I’m all for it! At his age I can’t even conceptualize wanting such a gift but again it was a different time. Even though times have changed people essentially stay the same. I look forward to more bonding time with my grandson!
Learning to play the guitar is no easy feat and my daughter wants to undertake this venture in the worst way. I think I’ll begin shopping for the perfect guitar as Christmas will be here before you know it My daughter Sonia is eight years old and after speaking with several knowledgeable friends of mine they feel that a kids acoustic guitar would be a perfect fit.
After looking at several music stores as well as online, I think I have some great leads on some really good beginner acoustic guitars. I am quite impressed with the variety of acoustic guitars for children. I have some good references for guitar instructors and I have also bought my daughter some books and DVD’s about learning to play the guitar. Christmas will be here in a less than a month and I want to help make this kid’s dream come true! I look forward to embarking on this new journey!
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!
Last month we bought our daughter a kids acoustic guitar. She couldn’t be any happier than a pig in mud! All of our children love music and do play instruments, our daughter plays the piano and the flute and our youngest son plays the drums but is now interested in playing guitar but not just electric guitar. He wants to play acoustic guitar like his buddy Tad. So I guess now we will go guitar shopping yet again.
I think we will look at some childrens acoustic guitars as I saw some online and they seem to be quite affordable and very good quality. Our son is very ambitious and gets along well with his peers. He is a Cub Scout and has a nice little group of neighborhood buddies. He and Tad say they want to perform together and be ‘Rock Stars!’ Christmas is around the corner and we know that a kids guitar will make our son so happy and he will learn to play guitar quickly because he appears to really have some musical ability. This is really very exciting for the whole family!
I was so happy at my grandson’s tenth birthday party. He turned ten with a vengeance and having grandchildren has been the highlight of my golden years. I am amazed at the technology today and how times have changed. My daughter told me that my grandson wanted a kids acoustic guitar and she immediately began looking for acoustic guitars for children on the internet. I was amazed that she actually found exactly what she wanted within a matter of a couple of hours! My how times have changed! The world seems to have become so fast paced!
At my daughter’s suggestion, I bought my grandson some iTunes and that seemed to make him happy as well as some DVD’s and songbooks for his new beginner kids guitar. I wish my wife was still alive to see how times have changed because she always couldn’t wait to see what they were going to come up with next. I know that she would be so fascinated with technology and the internet! I guess in some ways the world is always changing but people still remain essentially the same!
My daughter and I have a special bond, we always have. Even thought she is only eight years old, I felt a kinship with her since the day she was born. She has grown up listening to my wife and I play guitar and has watched intently as my wife, myself and even her uncle play folk , country, or whatever we feel like. We once watched her pick up a tennis racquet and pretend to pluck and strum the strings only to stub her pinky finger (which resulted in a lot of tears but still didn’t deter her). So I said to my wife ok, we need to do something about this, honor her passion and get her a kids acoustic guitar for her ninth birthday.
I am having a lot of fun looking and searching for kids acoustic guitars. My wife has been looking too and tomorrow we will compare notes and come up with a childrens acoustic guitar that is of good quality, affordable and irresistible to our young budding musician! At this point, we seem to be just as excited as our daughter!