When to Start Piano Lessons for Your Children (Part 1)

[mmario24]

I was just six when I started taking lessons (I'm 14 now), but a lot of my friends started later (around 12). I guess I started earlier becasue I had been listening to music since I was like three years old; I think you should just start when you (or your children) want to!

[Ajiascha]

whats the song name at the background pls :)

[mariocast]

@Ajiascha It's an arrangement of Canon in D composed by Johann Pachelbel and performed by me on the piano. You can find a free mp3 download of it on last.fm or the Podsafe Music Network if you just do a Google search for: "Mario Ajero Pachelbel Canon in D".

[Ajiascha]

@mariocast thanks for that info :)

[Datur320]

THANK U!!!!! This was VERY informative. :)

[adnamadraw]

I wonder, does this mean that it is more challenging to learn as an adult? I took piano lessons for several years when I was around seven, and stopped around ten or so. I was simply not interested enough. I have played by ear with some success for several years, but now want to learn theory and reading music. I'm not starting totally from scratch, having had lessons, but I am a bit concerned. Any suggestions or comments? Thanks :)

[mariocast]

@adnamadraw We can't make a generalization to simply say it is more challenging to learn as an adult as there are many factors involved. While young children might have less psychological inhibitions than an adult that facilitates the learning process, adults might have physical advantages in controlling their bodies in playing chords. Being able to recognize larger musical forms may also be easier for adults.

[mariocast]

@adnamadraw The purpose of this video is more to encourage parents to consider musical instruction for their children at earlier ages such as 3-4 years old rather than thinking they're not ready for lessons. It's not meant to say that it's "too late" for adults or any other ages for that matter.

[Tomahawk1505]

Interesting, Ive been thinking about this because I want my 10 year old niece to start bt shes just not interested at the moment

[mariocast]

@Tomahawk1505 While it helps that his dad is a professional piano teacher, I think what ultimately determines a young child's interest level or success in musical study (or any other discipline for that matter) is the parental involvement in the process. I'll be discussing this more in a future video.

[ryancouture]

@mariocast you gotta get em interested their so impressionable

show him/her some stuff to make it seem cooool :) gotta GET the into it

otherwise they'll end up doing ballet!