What woodwind instrument is easier to play for a petite child, besides the recorder?

Question

She is most concerned about wanting a woodwind instrument that takes the least amount of effort to get a sound out of as well.

Answer 1

Clarinet is one of the easier instruments to begin on. There is no woodwind instrument that takes as little effort as the recorder, but the clarinet is about as close as it gets. It's also pretty easy to hold. Flute can be very difficult at first and she must have some patience if she wants to play it. If she is petite, if you choose flute ask your music store about a curved headjoint (run a Google search for it if you want to see what I'm talking about). It makes the flute shorter. Petite kids can have a difficult time holding the instrument.

Answer 2

The flute is probably the simplest woodwind instrument to play. It's small, plus you don't have to buy reeds. (which can be expensive) Yay! Saxophone is also an easy instrument. I would recomend playing tenor sax instead of bari or alto. But that's your decision. I play clarinet, and while playing it came sort of naturally, it can get slightly frustrating when you don't have any good reeds, or your fingers are too small to hit the holes. Bass clarinet is another option, it's not that much harder than clarinet, you just have to blow a little more air. Bassoon and oboe are probably the hardest woodwinds to play. But they sound really cool -_-. Overall, it's your choice, but if your looking for the simplest instrument, go with the flute.

Answer 3

If a child has the predisposition to be able to play music, then there really shouldn't be much of a difference in difficulty based on size (except for, perhaps, with a tuba). Often, though, they will start a child out on a clarinet. That can be used as a basis for other instruments, including the saxaphone, if she wants to learn others.

Answer 4

The b flat clarinet is always a good choice, thought the flute may also be good. i am not active in much but what i am active is in the concert band at my school, i know these two instruments are always good choices, though if you want to be adventureous with your delema, the piccalo, or the obe, is always fun, but don't let size get in the way of playing anyinstrument, i have a friend also who is about 4. 4 and she plays the trumpet and saxaphone, so anyinstument is a vailable as long as you are will ing to commit to it

Answer 5

For a petite girl, I'd recommend flute, but it is NOT easy. Flute is actually considered on of the hardest instruments along with violin. Pitching is a big problem. 75% flutes are off pitch. Flute takes a lot, but its a wonderful instrument. Flautist for many years.

Answer 6

A flute is fairly easy to play once you learn how to blow. Clarinets sound pretty bad when just starting.

Bassoons are too big and difficult for a child to hold.

Oboes squak until you learn how to play.

I think flute would be the easiest for her to play.

Nancy

Answer 7

no not a flute, clarinet, oboe nor the piccolo, its not the easiest woodwind instruments to play for a child,,, and besides flute and piccolo are not a woodwind instruments, its a wind instruments... its not a wood!!!

i suggest the "bamboo flute".... its easy and it is a woodwind instruments...

Answer 8

The clarinet. Also I played saxophone for 11 years, but, it is easy to learn ona clarinet and switch to sax later. Clarinet is easier and cheaper to purchase.

Answer 9

Piccolo? Same theory as a flute, but smaller. It'll ttake effort of course, but what instrument wouldn't?

Answer 10

An Ocorina would be good.. they're rather simple and teach the basics of finger placement. And good for small hands.