What is the best age to start teaching kids music? Which method is the best?

Question

My daughter is 20 months old.

Answer 1

I plan on starting with my child as soon as she can hold her head up. Just by playing music and moving her with me to the beat. I don't think it's ever to early too start letting them get used to rhythm.

Answer 2

Place a radio in her room and at night play soothing classical music. It has been proven by playing classical music to an infant they will do much better in school. For some reason, the music gets their minds stimulated better than any other type of music.
Go to a toy store and buy a childs toy piano. Let her bang on it for a few years and then if she's really interested you can buy a more 'real' piano and get her into lessons.
It's never too early to teach a child music.

Answer 3

There is not set method! Listen to all kinds of music as often as you can. Have music play time where you do activities like dancing and clapping, etc. to the beat as often as once a day. Get older children or adults involved. Dance to the TV even commercials. My 21 mo. old granddaughter LOVES music. She has two older sisters (4 and almost 12) and she loves to "dance" and sing with them. Their Mom, my daughter, dances and sings when doing chores. The "baby" actually learned some of her oldest sister's cheerleading routines last fall when she was a lot younger. Let me tell you how cute THAT was! Repetition is the key. If you enjoy music, she will, too. Get her moving, that's healthy as well! Good luck and have fun!

Answer 4

She'll have music classes in elementary school. If you would like to introduce her to music sooner, start with playing classical music for her. I wouldn't push it on her though, she will probably have a natural inclination for it if it is something she enjoys, even at a young age. Is there a lot of musicians in your family? That doesn't necessarily mean your daughter will be good at music but it is a good indicator, at least in my family.
Method-wise, I would very patiently teach her to play some sort of keyboard instrument when she gets to an age where she can understand it. I would advise against string instruments (they can hurt a small childs finger, cause blisters, etc.) unless she shows an interest in one, and brass or woodwinds instruments can be difficult to master when very young, although there are child prodigies out there for all types of instruments. I'd start her out with something like an electronic keyboard (inexpensive one, obviously) at around age 3 or 4, depending on how quickly she develops mentally. hope that helps you out.

Answer 5

My daughter is 14 months and loves music. We got her some maracas, a xylophone, a tambourine, and a drum. She plays with them all the time. The xylophone stick thing is attached too, so it won't come off. The drum lights up and didn't come with drumsticks...all hands on. The packages say 3+ years, but so does just about everything else. We got them from Wal-Mart, and made sure there was no way she could choke/really hurt herself with them before giving them to her. Her music is however she makes it but getting her interested in it now will help when she is old enough to learn how to actually play them right. : )

Answer 6

You can start now by surrounding her with things that make music, that she can handle at her age. In the end it will have to be her choice, but there are many things you can do to get it going and help keep her interested. If you push it on her, then she won't like it. I would let her get an interest in music over the next year, singing with her and turning off the TV and letting her listen to music appropriate for her age that she enjoys. Then at age three, ask her if she would like to take piano lessons. Really check out the teachers and make sure who ever she goes to is fun and kind and not over whelming, and the really good ones will have recitals, but not too often just 1 to 2 times a year. Make it part of her routine to have music time, and take her to the music store to help pick out music she plays. The piano can give everyone a good foundation. I have 3 kids I started them all with the piano, oldest quit that and played the flute until she graduated from high school. The youngest moved on to the saxophone, but later quit that. But my middle child my son, even though he quit piano, he understands it and can still play by reading music or by ear, played the trombone in band, and later took up the guitar, which he played both in high school and is now in a band which he plays his trombone, he even received a music scholarship. But one thing we learned was to get the big scholarships it is better to just concentrate really hard on one instrument. He loves it and one of the things that helped him be a great musician and really understand music is taking many music theory classes. Learning how to read music is really important and if the child is musically inclined they will naturally be able to play by ear, but they really need to know how to read music to really be good.

Answer 7

I would have started when she was still in you sometimes I play music for my unborn son (3 weeks away) of course when I do he moves more so who knows if he likes the music or hates it. But around now at 20 months its good to play music it sooths them I have heard. Play it for her when she going down for a nap or bed time , play it for her when shes just relaxing, play it for her all the time they say music helps the brain develop faster. Who knows maybe when she gets older she will have a ear for music.

Answer 8

no time like the present. i have 2 2 year olds, and i've been getting them toy instruments, like piano, xylephone, and drums. they mostly just make a bunch of noise with them right now, but they have so much fun dancing to their own music. once they're old enough to learn how to read, i'm going to put them into piano lessons so they can learn how to read sheet music.

Answer 9

Rock

Answer 10

Simple.. just sing to your kid. Nomatter how much your voice sucks to everyone else, your kid will always be your no.1 fan.
In our house, we have this videoke microphone with lots of built in songs. We spend family time just singing away. My 3 year old nephew already knows lots of songs through it.