| Did you know that children will show an interest in | | | | instruments have. Depending on the age of your |
| musical instruments at an early age? If your child | | | | child, some instruments may be more appropriate |
| is showing an interest in music, it may be up to | | | | than others. |
| you to keep their interest growing. You may have | | | | Let You Kids Choose |
| already noticed that there are some pretty | | | | If you have a printer, print pictures of the |
| popular musicians today that are very young and | | | | different instruments and ask your children which |
| some of the most famous musicians of all time, | | | | ones interest them the most. You can also find |
| started at a very young age. Mozart started | | | | recordings of music played by the various |
| playing the piano at the age of 3 and started | | | | instruments. Once you find out which instruments |
| writing music at 5. These young musicians did not | | | | your children have an interest in, you can go back |
| get their skill and fame by themselves. They had | | | | online and look at different music equipment |
| parents that helped develop their interest in music, | | | | stores online that sell musical instruments and look |
| help train them or find music teachers, and helped | | | | at the different instruments available. Show them |
| become the successful musicians they are. | | | | the variations of each instrument they like. |
| Explore Music With Your Kids | | | | To make things even more fun for your child, |
| The first thing you want to do is give your | | | | listen to each of the music instruments separately |
| children a basic knowledge of the different musical | | | | so they can hear what sounds each instrument |
| instruments. You can do some research on the | | | | makes. When your child hears the sounds of the |
| different music instruments with your kids. If you | | | | different instruments, they might decide they are |
| have access to the internet, you are ready to go. | | | | interested in a different instrument because they |
| Below are some of the different orchestral | | | | enjoy the sounds that it can make. |
| instruments you can research:o Woodwinds | | | | Get Them Involved |
| instrumentso Brass instrumentso String | | | | If your child is of school age and is really showing |
| instrumentso Percussion instrumentso Keyboard | | | | signs of interest in music, get them involved at |
| instruments | | | | school. Most schools have some of music |
| When you are doing your research, look up | | | | program you can get your child involved in. |
| information about each of the different musical | | | | Depending on the school your child attends, you |
| instruments above. You can find out what the | | | | might have to purchase the musical instrument |
| definition of each instrument means as well as | | | | for your child to use, but it is something that is |
| look up pictures of what they look like. You can | | | | very rewarding for your child. |
| also find out what features each of the different | | | | |