Kid Guitars
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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!
I am a so glad that my son wants to pursue his interest of playing guitar. I have loved music and have played electric/acoustic guitar for years and I know all the joy it has brought me. He gets so excited when I bring out the guitar and I decided that this Christmas I will get him a beginner acoustic guitar. I will begin my search tomorrow for kids acoustic guitars. I know my son will be absolutely ‘over the moon’ and it will hopefully be an incredible bonding experience for both of us!!
My son has been dropping hints that we could tour the world playing together! Even though I know it won’t happen I think it’s a really cool idea. I would love to play teacher, but I will find a competent instructor to teach him proper technique. Now if he would just show this much enthusiasm for other things, like cleaning her room, we’d really be in business!
Fall is here and Christmas is just around the corner. It is time for my husband and I to look at our finances and think about what we can afford this year regarding Christmas gifts for our children. I can’t believe we are coming to the end of the year already! Our son has told us that he wants to learn to play acoustic guitar just like his Daddy. We are glad to hear this and hope that he will enjoy the guitar as much as his father does.
I have gladly started my search for acoustic guitars for kids and so far have been delighted in what I am seeing. There seem to be more quality kids acoustic guitars available now then when my husband was her age. My husband will be just as excited as our son on Christmas day when they can begin having “jam” sessions together, (after he has a few lessons of course!) My best wishes to everyone for a wonderful holiday season!!
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!
I said to my nine year old son “what do you want for Christmas this year?” I expected him to say something like Xbox, Webkinz, an MP3 player, but no he said he wanted a beginner acoustic guitar! I thought “ Wow! I really wasn’t expecting that!” My husband and I have always loved acoustic and classical guitar music and so I guess this isn’t a really out of the norm for us. So if our son decides to follow this interest then this could be something that the whole family can share together!
So now my husband and I are going to begin a search for acoustic guitars for kids! I think my husband and I will have fun searching for kids acoustic guitars and can’t wait for Santa to give this special gift and put a big smile on our son’s face. Finally, I think we will look at guitar cases for children so our son can feel like a real professional with his acoustic guitar!
Learning to play the guitar is no easy feat for anyone child or adult and my seven year old daughter wants to undertake this venture in the worst possible way. In order for her to do this I need to get her a kids guitar not an adult sized guitar! I think I’ll begin looking for kids acoustic guitars. My daughter is nine years old and after speaking with several knowledgeable friends of mine they feel that a kids acoustic guitar would be a great starting place.
After looking at several music stores and online as well, I think I have some really good prospects regarding beginner acoustic guitars. In addition, I have some good references for guitar instructors. I have also bought my daughter books and DVD’s about learning to play the guitar. I want my daughter to be happy and I will do what it takes to help make this kid’s dream come true!
We have been a family of musicians for quite a few years now and so we are not surprised to hear that our baby girl wants to follow the family tradition. She has grown up watching my husband and I sing and play in a band for many years. Our other two children, ages fifteen and eighteen have joined us onstage from time to time As Christmas approaches we know that we have to get our darling daughter a childrens guitar!, it’s a no brainer!! My wife and I can hardly wait! We have quite a few contacts in the music world who will give us good feedback and point us in the direction of some good quality kids acoustic guitars!
I can totally envision the whole family on stage! We certainly aren’t the Family Von Trapp but we love to have fun and express ourselves through music! The years ahead hold a lot of promise as we grow together in harmony!!
My daughter seems to show some natural musical ability. As an infant she would tap the edge of her crib in a specific rhythm. As a small child when music was being played in our home my daughter would take her hands and clap to the beat or pretend she was playing the drums or guitar with whatever object was available. She has watched both of her parents play acoustic guitar and she will start to sing and pretend to play ‘air’ guitar at the same time. My wife and I have begun to look at kids acoustic guitars as we really believe this would be the ‘perfect’ birthday gift for her!
I love my daughter and want to teach her the importance of being the person she is truly meant to be. If guitar isn’t it then so be it. I know she will try on ‘many new hats’ in her lifetime and this is fine with us, (as long as she doesn’t get into anything illegal!). She really seems to love music and I do believe that a childrens acoustic guitar will make for a very wonderful birthday for her!!
When describing electric guitars for kids what comes to mind is a “Short scale guitar or a ¾ sized guitar ” but that really isn’t the whole story. Some short scale kids electric guitars are longer than others, so it’s important to look at the specific scale length, and whether that’s right for your child. A three quarter sized scale length for a kids guitar can be anything from a 22.2 inch scale length to a 24 inch scale length. The scale length may vary even more for kids acoustic guitars. Scale length is defined as the distance from the bridge of the guitar to the nut. Therefore a kids electric guitar with a short scale length means that the frets on the guitar are closer together, allowing for small hands to reach across more frets. An advantage of using an electric guitar on a short scale length, is that the strings need a lot less tension to be tuned up to pitch, making it so much easier to press chords and notes.
For a child from the ages of about 6 to 10, a short scale guitar with a 22.2 or 22.7 inch scale length will work very well. Of course the size of the ten year old makes a difference. It is possible that for a 10 year old, a 24 inch scale length will be a good fit. Most kids around the age of 12 years old don’t need to think in terms of kids electric guitars anymore. They can begin to look into adult sized guitars and can consider purchasing a guitar with a 24.75 inch to a 25.5 inch scale. As always, best of luck!
My daughter seems to gravitate toward music. As an infant she would start to clap and giggle as soon as music would come on the radio. Then she would start to sway and rock to the beat. When she got older she would hum along and before we knew it she would strum an “air” guitar seemingly in rhythm to the beat of some of her favorite songs, (i.e. John Denver tunes believe it or not!) It has really been quite impressive to watch this natural progression. Now as she approaches the age of six, my husband and I have a pretty good idea of the PERFECT gift for her!
Without further ado, we know that a kids acoustic guitar would be a gift that we be SO good for her on many fronts! Not only would she truly enjoy it but it would teach her proper technique, how to read music and the added benefit of self discipline. I have been looking at kids acoustic guitars for the past six months and have been SO excited at what I’ve seen and what is available to children. I really look forward to what the future holds for my daughter. Only time will tell!