CubbiefanMike Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Eric or anyone else,What is a good age to start my 3 year old playing piano... is the Suzuki method still considered the best start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I started Clayton on Suzuki piano when he was not quite five. His one year piano anniversary was March 9th. He's doing beautifully and I can't begin to tell you what an incredible joy it is for me to watch him play. ec 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 All that talent and knowledge and good looks (from Mom's side ), Clayton won't even have to work hard to be a star... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubbiefanMike Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 We will have to start shopping for a piano soon... the Casio is a nice start and he has a good ear for music as his face lights up whenever I play the Raspberries. Has Clayton learned any of your music yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMMY TUNES Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 CubfanMike,If you really wanna help develop your son's taste for fine music you'll keep him away from those Rush CDs of yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Sister Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Just thought I'd pipe in here.....I received a keyboard for christmas and have been playing around with it since. I finally start lessons in 3 weeks, I am very excited and hope that its never too late to learn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suede Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 I was 9 when I started taking piano lessons. I quit when I was 16 and got a beatle bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Davie Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 I'm a little biased, but good choice! Righty of lefty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suede Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 me ? i am a righty. i told my mother that by me getting this bass it would help me with the bass clef. then i quit piano lessons :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Mike, Suzuki lessons are wonderful for young children. They don't teach reading music right away, but they make a game out of technique so children think of it as fun and don't become apprehensive. The method teaches music reading down the line but the kids play with more facility than those who begin with traditional reading. Because the pure Suzuki method insists that a parent learn to play along with the child and corrects mistakes as the child practices, the student doesn't learn bad habits. At school, since we don't have parents there we can't teach Suzuki method, but I use a lot of the techniques and music they use and teach it to my students as well. If your child is going to learn the traditional (reading) method, I would recommend that he/she begin at 6, or the age the child can read words. Suzuki lessons can begin much younger. Your local college or university may have a Suzuki program going. I would bet Chicago Musical College, where I studied with Morris Gomberg, has one. It's on North Michigan Avenue. Hilary Hahn learned Suzuki violin at Temple University in Philadelphia, I believe. My favorite violinist, Pamela Frank, also began in a Suzuki program in Philadelphia. In New Jersey, both Rutgers University and Princeton University have Suzuki programs, and so does Westminster Conservatory. Good luck! --Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Mike, my 6-year-old is taking piano lessons, and I sat quietly to listen to her get her lesson (her 4th) on Friday. It was awesome. What a feeling when you hear your girl (or boy) pluck out "London Bridge".... I'm hoping to hear her play "Row Row Row Your Boat" next week -- it'll remind me of "Boats." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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