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What is a good age to learn an instrument?

4-7 Years Old 4-7 Years Old. The ages 4-7 are usually the most ideal for starting to learn an instrument. Not only are kids' hands and minds functional enough to play, but they can actually begin to understand the basics of music.

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Music is something that people of all ages can enjoy. Even small children love music - even if they aren’t sure what it is yet. As kids grow, they might become more interested in music - listening to it, even playing it! But are they ready for music lessons? What is a good age for them to begin music lessons? This article will help answer those questions and help you decide what action to take for your kids.

Music Lesson Age Groups

Past studies have shown that early exposure to music helps children cultivate their interest and skill as they grow older, which can often lead to some long-term benefits of learning music. Let’s take a look at what ages you can begin to encourage an interest of music in your child, and what ages are ideal for starting music lessons.

6 Months - 3 Years Old

Babies fall asleep to lullabies for a reason! When a baby is introduced to music at around 6 months, they might begin to engage with it - moving or dancing. As your child grows, they will be able to familiarize themselves with music even more. Once they are around age 2, they will begin to recognize songs and instruments. A great way to have fun with your child and encourage their curiosity in music is to take a class at Creative Soul. We offer a Makin’ Music Rockin’ Rhythms Program for children ages 0-3. Check out all the details on our website. We’d love to meet your little musician.

4-7 Years Old

The ages 4-7 are usually the most ideal for starting to learn an instrument. Not only are kids’ hands and minds functional enough to play, but they can actually begin to understand the basics of music. A great way for kids to start learning more about music is to sign them up for a weekly class at Creative Soul called Little Soul Rockers. Children will be able to interact with each other, learning an instrument and the basics of music theory in the process. This also gives parents a little bit of a break in their busy week. If your child decides that music is something they want to adopt as a hobby, you can also sign them up for private lessons to learn a variety of instruments! And the best part is that they aren’t required to have any prior musical experience or knowledge. Our instructors are here to befriend, encourage and teach your child wherever their skillset lies.

Ideal Instruments: Drums, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Ukulele, Voice, etc.

10+ Years Old

If your child started learning an instrument at an early age, by age 10 kids can have a moderate to advanced set of skills that they can further work toward developing. Private lessons at Creative Soul are offered to ages 4 all the way to adulthood. If you, as a parent, would love to pick up a new skill - or maybe you used to play - we’d love to teach you, too! You can choose to learn an instrument with your child or not. It’s never too late! Even if music-making isn’t your interest, you can always stay supportive as your child begins music lessons. Talk to them about what they are learning. Ask them to show you! Ideal Instruments: Banjo, Bass, Drums, Dulcimer, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Saxophone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Violin, Voice, etc.

Don’t forget to check out music lessons at Creative Soul!

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What is the middle pedal for on a piano?

This is the most commonly used pedal on the modern piano. But what does the middle pedal do? Well the answer is that the middle pedal on all our digital pianos is a Sostenuto pedal (default setting). The function of the Sostenuto is to sustain only those notes that are played immediately before the pedal is applied.

Here at Matchetts Music one of the most common questions we get asked when people are purchasing a digital piano is “What does the middle pedal on the piano do?” The pedals to the left and right can easily be worked out; the left is the soft pedal (Una Corda) which lowers the volume and the pedal to the right is the damper pedal or sustain pedal which allows all the notes played while the pedal is down to ring out or sustain. This is the most commonly used pedal on the modern piano.

But what does the middle pedal do?

Well the answer is that the middle pedal on all our digital pianos is a Sostenuto pedal (default setting). The function of the Sostenuto is to sustain only those notes that are played immediately before the pedal is applied. The notes that are played after the pedal is applied are not impacted upon which allows a selective sustain on the initial notes without sustaining all the notes played after. The result is that the overall sound is not blurred.

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