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My 5yo loves music, but not in the way that I do. He never really seeks out music to listen to, he loves to make music. For years I have watched him be fascinated with the sounds that different objects make.
I never learned to play an instrument, so I'm not sure how to nurture his love of making music. We have a very nice electric piano that I picked up off of Craigslist for me to play around with. I purchased the program Simply Music for myself, but I don't think it would work for him.
We just moved to the area, and I haven't been able to seek out a piano teacher as of yet. I'm not sure if he would even be able to sit through a lesson. He loves to sit and play at the piano. What age is good to begin lessons? or should we wait a bit?
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Depends on the kid. My ds started at 7 years. He begged me for about 1 year and I finally realized he meant it. 
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It will also depend on the teacher and the style/type of lessons.
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A few of mine have started as young as 5 years old. We take group lessons at a school and I wanted to partner them with an older sibling for time/driving purposes. The two younger kids (of two sets of kids) have done very well. It was a bit harder in the beginning with things coming much easier for the older kids of the sets, but with some extra practice and basically just sticking with it they really have done well and 'caught' up to the older sibling quickly.
I think, though, that the school now says that they would like a student to be 6 years old before beginning. We love this school, the teacher makes it fun and we are able to take classes with fellow homeschoolers.
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I go with able to sit and work independently for 30 mins, read and count at about a grade 2 level...so maybe 6 or 7. Sometimes starting before they have those skills just ends up frustrating for the child. General music lessons though, with singing, dancing, chanting note names and clapping rhythms, is good for a child not ready for formal lessons and gets them well prepared for when they are ready!
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Okay, so maybe I should wait a little while longer. I thought this might be the case, but wasn't quite sure.
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| General music lessons though, with singing, dancing, chanting note names and clapping rhythms, is good for a child not ready for formal lessons and gets them well prepared for when they are ready! |
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Can anyone make some recommendations for this type of music introduction for this very non-musical momma?
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I had 2 kids start at 5, one start at 7 and another at 4. Definitely depends on the child and teacher. I agree- having him become familiar with music theory- knowing the different notes, holding notes, music terms before starting piano is a huge help! You could try a hand clapping book
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