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From: preece@ccvaxa.UUCP
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Subject: Re: music lessons for young children
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Date: Wed, 30-Jan-85 17:27:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 30 17:27:00 1985
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>	... My parents started my sister at age 4 and that certainly had
>	good results.  Does anyone have experience with this, and also is the
>	piano the only reasonable instrument or has anybody tried anything
>	else?
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Violin and recorder are common instruments for small children.  The violin
can be down-sized to fit a child; a piano is pretty much limited to the
size of a piano.  Programs taught as Suzuki method are pretty wide
spread.

My daughter (age six) has been in Suzuki violin for two years.  She
oscillates between liking it and hating it.  I intend to keep her going
if at all possible, though she may switch to piano now that she's bigger.
My three year old will probably start violin in the Fall (by which time
I expect him to have turned into a four year old).  The Suzuki teachers
here have told us they really prefer four to three as a starting age --
the three year olds have a lot of trouble with concentration.

scott preece
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