What is a good age to start piano lessons?
We have a piano in our dining room, and our son is very drawn to it. I can not get him away from it…he will sit there for hours. He is 2, he will be 3 this July. Is there a good age to start piano lessons, where they actually understand and learn?
I would say between 6 and 7. I feel that around this time, the child will appreciate the lessons and do his best. You would not be wasting your money. But, apparently your son is adept for the piano. His natural attraction to could show that he is ready for lessons now or atleast in a year or so.
I would say not before he’s four. He won’t really understand what to do before them – but if he’s extremely musically talented he may – if you play the piano you could try showing him a simple song and see if he can do it.
you could start to teach him the basics now if he loves it that much…. hey he might be the next mozart!! But i would say don’t start traditional lessons until about age 5. But let him play around as much as he wants! I don’t think lessons would be worth it until he can read.
You should start them young, like 5-6 years old. Then they can decide when they’re 13-14 if they have a future in music. Plus, music is known to help the brain grow.
I’ve played piano since I was 10 and I still play every so often. (im 26)
I think 4 or 5 years old. Right now your son is too young. Their fingers need to be strong enough. I started piano lessons at age 11 years old and became really good since musical talent is in my family. If someone has musical talent in their blood it doesn’t matter so much what age they start. I was in advanced music program in high school and taking piano lessons at a college before I graduated high school.
Between 6-8.
There are lessons out for about your sons ages. they won’t be playing real music I odn’t think. They will learn the notes and other little things like that.
But it is good to start them when they are young so they can grow to love it, and it will becme a hobbie/habit for them.
I would talk to a teacher. There may be a “toddler” style way to teach, that works well for younger kids. Something that will begin to teach him the basics of harmony, melody, and give him a few tunes to organize towards. I know they developed a Suzuki method for piano. If you can find someone who specializes in it, they will surely have everything for teaching the youngest children.
I would definitely NOT try to discourage him…he seems to have something that might be very special… JUST DON’T PUSH HIM! There is nothing worse than a pushy stage parent, making their child perform as a prodigy. There’s a HUGE difference between fostering a young child’s interest in music, and forcing them to perform for millions of people.
Try and give him lessons – you can’t go wrong. The worst that can happen is that he doesn’t take to lessons. If this is the case, stop lessons for a while until he’s a bit older. If he doesn’t take to it immediately, don’t force him otherwise he’ll never want to touch the thing again! The earlier the better because he’ll establish good foundations and good technique.
I started when I was 8 and I really regret not starting earlier because I would have reached advanced level much sooner.
To begin with, organise very short sessions – maybe 15 minutes so that you’re not pushing him.
It’s an excellent way to learn the basics. Learning piano provides a good foundation in basic musical skills. The piano’s range is greater than all the other instruments in the orchestra (the organ has the widest range), and musical concepts are more concrete. For instance, pitch recognition, learning to tell high notes from low notes, is simpler — high notes are on the right side of the keyboard, and low notes are on the left side.
Many children are ready to start traditional piano lessons at 6 years old, some at 5. (Children can start Suzuki lessons as young as 3.) Although eye-hand coordination is important, this is a skill that can be learned. Physical size isn’t an issue, as it might be with other instruments. (With a trumpet, for instance, a child needs to be big enough to hold it and to finger the valves.) Also, by this age children have developed some reading skills; many teachers believe children should have some basic reading skills before starting lessons. And often children’s attention spans are long enough to concentrate in class and practice for ten to 30 minutes at a time.
Good luck – maybe we have another Mozart in the making!