Kid Guitars

It’s not abnormal for kids to arrive at their first guitar lesson with a total dearth of knowledge about the instrument. One school of thought argues that it’s best to start with a clean slate – that way the child hasn’t learned any bad habits and her tendencies can be molded according to the instructors wishes. That might be true, but it’s still essential that kids know something about the anatomy of the guitar in order to prevent future embarrassment.

Above the neck of the guitar, one will find the headstock, which in turn bears the tuners. The neck itself is home to the guitar’s frets, and the six strings run along its length to their terminal points in the headstock. The dots that are strategically positioned on the neck’s surface between the frets are known as position markers. The sound hole lends acoustic kids guitars their noise-making capability.