| Lots of children are naturally interested in playing a | | | | could even get some pots and pans out and |
| musical instrument or singing. They may have | | | | create your own drum kit. :-) |
| seen a character in their favorite television | | | | 2: Play an instrument to your child. It doesn't |
| program playing an instrument, or perhaps they | | | | matter how badly you play, the fact that you find |
| saw their school friends or parents playing | | | | it interesting will be reflected by your child. If you |
| instruments. It could just be that they watched a | | | | simply strum a guitar, your child will want to "try |
| movie on YouTube of a guy playing a guitar solo | | | | it". You can develop their enthusiasm by giving |
| at warp-speed and said, "wow, I'd like to try that". | | | | them a guitar suitable for a child. |
| Below you'll find 5 ways to help and encourage | | | | 3: Explore video-sharing sites and show your child |
| your child to explore musical instruments. | | | | how various instruments make different sounds. |
| Of course, not all children will be interested in | | | | Your child may prefer the sound of a flute to |
| playing an instrument. It may not be the case | | | | that of an oboe... but just being aware of the |
| that they don't want to, it may just be that they | | | | different instruments and the sounds they make |
| haven't been exposed to musical instruments and | | | | will be a great learning experience for your child. |
| don't have a concept of how much fun creating | | | | 4: See what your school or pre-school has to |
| music yourself can be. In that situation you can | | | | offer. Your child may be doing musical lessons. |
| check out the 5 ways to help and encourage | | | | Find out from the teacher if your child has any |
| your kid to play an instrument below and | | | | desire to learn a specific instrument, and if so, |
| hopefully they'll pick up an instrument and start | | | | which one. |
| having fun. :-) | | | | 5: Employ a little bit of sibling rivalry. If one child |
| 1: Explain to your child how the basic toys they | | | | enjoys playing an instrument, it's very likely the |
| played with when they were really small are | | | | other will want to. All you have to do is start one |
| different to the musical instruments older children | | | | child learning their favorite instrument and the |
| and adults play. Children will usually start with small | | | | other will naturally want to copy their sibling... |
| electronic keyboards that play all musical "sounds". | | | | perhaps not with the same instrument, but one |
| You can make the distinction between the | | | | more suited to them. |
| "keyboard drum sound" and a real drum kit. You | | | | |