All About That Bass

Another consideration when choosing a tool is size. If the child wants to play the piano or tuba, but his own growth does not yet allow, you can choose a synthesizer or a small wind instrument. When my student Patrick started learning to play the guitar at the tender age of five, his parents bought him a touching guitar four times smaller than usual. At the beginning of classes, he often tried to get my hands on a full-sized six-string, but soon realized that the “baby” sounds much better for him, since he could reach all the strings.