WHICH INSTRUMENT WOULD U CHOOSE ?

[jacquelyne]

My son wants to learn to play one hes only 4.
Im buying him either one for his birthday.
Which one should i get him lessons in ?
GUITAR OR KEYBOARD ?
Please help cause i dont know what would be easiest for him at that age.

[maryjanemama]

I'd say keyboard, because I'm not sure if his little 4 year old fingers are strong enough to strum guitar strings. Maybe they make kiddie guitars...you could check it out. Keyboard lessons now, guitar later.

[psychedelicmess]

keyboard so he can actually learn the notes and how to read music, then guitar later, but make sure he learns how to play the guitar, its such a useful thing to know.

[jacquelyne]

Thanks
I thought guitar would be too much on his fingers i took lessons for a while but u can get mini kids guitars ive seen them.

[bONgRiPs]

aw thats so CUTE

[SomeGuy]

Personally I would get him started on Guitar....if you started hom now he could be amazing by the time hes 14...when hes an adult he might be a famous guitarrist...but I play some Piano, and trumpet too, and it is good to learn the basic note structure though they are fundamentaly different. So...you choose do you want a Mozart or Jimi Hendrix? Guitar Players make more money, I am pretty sure. And yes they make small kids beginner guitars

[LilRedDevil]

Take him to a music store a few times and let him try one of each! My son started playing a childrens size guitar at 5 and he was very small for his age. He is 13 now and does not play anymore, I got him one a Toys R Us for about 40 bucks, would have bought a better one if he took to it.

Let him choose! ;)

[Syrus]

Id say keyboard now and guitar later, the keyboard will build a foundation of music in him and the guitar is generaly such a flexible instrument.

[t0ke]

guitar now for sure plus if you know th guitar u can play the piano

[robert42]

KEEEEEEEYYYYYYBOARDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[GreenGuitar]

I'm a guitarist as you may imagine, but how I'd love to be able to walk into a room that has a piano and play it. It's the king of instruments! :D

[crystal clear pepsi]

I'm a guitarist as you may imagine, but how I'd love to be able to walk into a room that has a piano and play it. It's the king of instruments! :D


I agree with GG , i too play guitar have been over 7 years , but get him in piano , cause its alot harder to learn and hoe to play piano on ur own then guitar , ........... i taught my self how to play guitar and tabs help , but he needs the leasson to play piano unless hes a prodigy , so get him piano lessons now .......... then when hes a lil older by him a guitar ........ and get him like 3 or 4 lessons till he knows how to read tabs then he can be an all around mucisc man


good luck with the young'n bro

CCP

[Mello.as.Hello]

After 14 years of playing guitar, I can tell you I wish I took piano first. I've since then learned how to play both qutie well, but Piano teaches a more fundamental, "this is how things work" lesson, laying a foundation. Guitar is ALOT easier to learn once you understand note structure and music theory.

Also, scales (what he'll learn first) are alot easier to learn and remember on a piano, there's little interference from pentatonic or 5th scales, Standard/non-standars tuning, etc. In fact, he won't even have to worry about staying in tune on a piano.. Unless your piano sucks... in which case he will.

Ok. There's my two cents.

[slipnslide087]

yeah....i play guitar, and it would be pretty damn hard if you were 4, plus people with small hands have a lot harder of a time, but guitar is an awesome instrument, i taught myself everything i know, and if you get him one around age 7 or 8 he might be better off then.

[NowhereMan]

keyboards
both my kids play bought one a clarinet one a flute
one is now field commander for marching band.she can play anything now
has keyboard but barely can do that.
it would give ya kid the raw basic music background
would be able to play blindfolded by time a teen and understand music composition as if its natural,(wont understand why nobody else cant do it)
at about 8 yrs old put a giutar in thier hands and let em go........
the music will flow soon after
that is if they like it,
may i suggest you expose them to some proper tunes
wont name songs ,thats your job to choose education ya know
peace

ps
buying instruments for kids is a crap shoot,
one quit and now is a cheerleader($800 flute sits in her room rarely touched now)

[jacquelyne]

keyboards
both my kids play bought one a clarinet one a flute
one is now field commander for marching band.she can play anything now
has keyboard but barely can do that.
it would give ya kid the raw basic music background
would be able to play blindfolded by time a teen and understand music composition as if its natural,(wont understand why nobody else cant do it)
at about 8 yrs old put a giutar in thier hands and let em go........
the music will flow soon after
that is if they like it,
may i suggest you expose them to some proper tunes
wont name songs ,thats your job to choose education ya know
peace

ps
buying instruments for kids is a crap shoot,
one quit and now is a cheerleader($800 flute sits in her room rarely touched now)
You might be right but i got a keyboard when i was a kid and the keys lit up for each song.Ithink there was 100 full songs on there and i learned them all by myself in about a year i could play all of them without the lights.Man i wish i kept up with that and maybe had lessons.

[jacquelyne]

Hey thanks everyone for the advice it has helped me alot and i think im gonna get him the keyboard even tho he wants the guitar more.Does anyone know if u can still get them keyboards that light up ?
With lessons and what he can do at home i think it will be much easier for him to start off.He can have a guitar once he gets the hang of the keyboard and can play a bit.