Teaching your child how to play the guitar

More and more parents are getting interested in musical instruments because they want to introduce their children into it. These parents are convinced that if they let their children discover and explore their potentials in music, they would be able to learn more important values such as hard work, discipline and dedication that would help them grow up as mature and successful individuals.

Among all the instrument available, the guitar is one of the most sought after because playing guitar because important whether the child would be joining in a band or will go solo. These days, the guitar has become a "staple" of all types of bands there is simply because its sound creates a very big impact on the music of the artist itself.

If you are one of those parents who are starting to introduce the guitar to your kids and you want them to be better in the coming years, then one thing you should be doing right now is selecting the best guitar for your child. Then, once you bought it for him or her, schedule the time for practice. This is very important because practicing would make him or her more familiar with the feel when playing the instrument and could also help your child more acquainted with all the technicalities in playing this specific instrument.

Playing the guitar

When practicing or playing the guitar, the most important things that your child will need aside from the guitar itself include the amplifier, chord, guitar picks, and paper and a pen or pencil in case you need to take down some notes. Here are some easy steps that can help your child successfully play the guitar during practice:

- learn how to set up the guitar properly. This is very basic but some people do not get it easily. Sometimes, they pay more attention to complicated things without really paying attention to little details such as plugging in the amplifier and the instrument and turning it to a volume that is reasonable for the ears and of other people as well.

- start with playing one note on one string. This is important because it will help your hand act on the strings and will also help your child be familiarized to repetitive one-note playing during your practice.

- switch strings more often. When playing the guitar, ask your child to try playing it in a series of notes which goes up or down coming from one string to the next string. By doing this, he ors she is practicing the control over the strings.