When a child learns a musical instrument, how to choose the type of instrument and when is the best time to start learning?

Nowadays, many parents like to cultivate their children’s artistic abilities. This is not only the cultivation of skills, but also the cultivation of temperament. However, learning a musical instrument is not a matter of time or type. Because some parents blindly choose musical instruments and study time, it will stifle their interest in music learning. It will become very difficult to recover if you want to recover.

Many parents think that the earlier their children learn, the better. In fact, this is not the case.

1. I started learning piano at the age of 3, right?

A 3-year-old child's attention, understanding, endurance, and hands-on ability are still very limited. Children of this age can only be in the best stage of musical enlightenment. At this time, they do not need to learn musical instruments, but You should like and appreciate music through children's songs, dance, rhythm, rhyme, etc., in the same way of "playing". When they are 5-6 years old, they will start learning and cultivating musical instruments.

And whether a child can learn a piano instrument must be judged by three criteria:

1. Whether the development of hands, fingers, and arms meets learning requirements.

2. Whether the child’s attention can be maintained for more than ten minutes.

3. Whether the corresponding action can be completed through instructions.

2. When is the best time to learn ethnic musical instruments such as erhu, pipa, and guzheng?

Ethnic musical instruments like this can be learned when children enter primary school, and good results can be obtained after three or four years.

3. When is the best time to learn wind instruments?

Parents are advised to note that children need to learn to play wind instruments until they are around ten years old. Because playing wind instruments has certain requirements on lung capacity, breath, and teeth alignment. For example, some schools hold activities and ask some children to blow as loud as they can, as long as they can make a sound. And practice for hours. Everyone's face was red and their ears were red, and they even had symptoms of dizziness, fatigue, and some hypoxia.

And incorrect playing methods will change the child's face. Affect the normal physiological development of children.

Before our children choose a musical instrument type, we as parents should formally communicate with our children. Tell your children: Once we choose an instrument, we should keep practicing. Although you will have less time to play, if you learn such an instrument, you can play it to your friends and partners, and sharing music is also a joy. It’s your effort and your gain.