There are different reasons why you should introduce your child to music. There are studies showing that music education among children could increase their concentration or focus, coordination, make them more relaxed, teach them something about patience and perseverance and also improve their self-confidence. These numerous benefits make it important for you to choose the right FIRST instrument for your child.
� Before you start making orders for any musical instrument, always consider if you are getting something that your child would like and not what you, as parent, would like. Get an idea what kind of instrument your child would like to play. This would also help you narrow down the choices. Choosing a musical instrument could be overwhelming since you have a lot of choices.
� If your child has no idea what she wants, then you could ask her to listen to some musical instrument recordings and watch some videos on the internet. This would help her have an idea of what instrument she may be interested in. You could also listen to some orchestra CDs.
� After deciding on what instrument is most interesting for your child, then you could start shopping around. Remember to shop around first before settling for one store. Some musicians would recommend that going to specialized stores is better than going to one store that sell different musical instruments. Going to specialized stores would let you get help from some experts about advice on the different instruments.
� Once you are in the store, do not hesitate to ask for the attendant to try the instruments. Although they would not allow you to blow on the mouthpiece, you could hold the instruments and see if they would feel right. After all, you need to let your child handle the instrument so you could identify what size would fit them.
� Always consider the physical aspect of the child who will be playing the instrument. There are some instruments that would require longer arms and finers, like the trombone and the piano respectively. There are some instruments that would be suitable for a smaller build player like children.
� Consider your budget. Musical instruments can cost a lot of money. There are some musical instruments which could cost as much as $2000 which could eventually end up forgotten in the closet. The good news is there are great places where you could buy second hand instruments, like eBay. There are also some musical stores that rent musical instruments which you can eventually own, like "rent to-own programs." You could even get insurance for your instruments in case you lose or something happens to it.
If you are buying instruments online like eBay, you would have to be very careful, since you may not be able to get the best or top quality instrument, it could sound hollow and has low quality. They may look shiny on the picture but could actually sound poor. When buying musical instruments, you could bring a friend with you that is knowledgeable in selecting musical instruments.
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