Top 5 Music Instruments For Kids

There’re a lot of parents who are interested to support children to study music. The most popular question for parents is 'what instrument I should select?' Happy Mom.Life has collected 5 music instruments that suitable for young children. We hope it will be a good guideline for parents to choose before signing up their little ones to music classes. Let’s see the table below.

Instrument	Age	Pros	Limitations
Piano	3 years old and up	Sound happens easily Stable sound	High price Basic skill required
Electone	3 years old and up	Smaller than piano Stable sound Various sound types	As not popular as piano
Violin	5 years old and up	Small string instrument ; suitable for young kids	Take time to practice basic skill
Flute	5 years old and up	Size is suitable for kid Various types to select	Not popular in Thailand
Cymbalo	5 years old and up	Key notes are provided Support Thai culture

However, it is important for you to understand their preferences and age. An expert explained that the children should really start learning music when they’re 6 years old and up. If they are under than 5, it should be musical activities more than proper music studying. However, it depends on the children and teachers' commitment. Here’re techniques to choose the instrument for the children. Let’s try to do it!

• Let them know about variety of music instruments before choosing their favorite one

• Make sure that you have budget enough to support them taking course or buying the instrument.

• Select the musical instrument that fits with living places.

However, the most important thing is to understand and take care of them closely, not let them feel too stressed about their study. Otherwise, it will impact to the children in negative ways.

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