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I have to agree with Marty about percussion first for kids. In my
experience, the guys who started out on drums (1) found it easiest to pick
up other instruments as time went on and (2) were lights out on 'em when
they did.
But my boy didn't want to try drums, but violin in the school orchestra,
then later guitar on his own.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Marty Tippens [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 9:43 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: SurfGuitar101 Member Compilation CD?
You are so right there about the importance of kids learning music at a
young age, dp,
I think we can all agree to that! It's so good for their self esteem. I
have prejudice for percussion first, get the timing and then the notes. Of
course many parents put their kids through the piano route which is
percussion and melody at once. Don't no one worry, I have no intention on
arguing my opinion on this one any further! Start the youngin's on any
instrument.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: DP
To:
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: SurfGuitar101 Member Compilation CD?
Kristena:
...I believe that kids should play music early on because it's
beneficial to their overall development. I don't think it
matters what they begin with: drums, guitar, bass,
keyboard, flute, recorder, xylophone...but, I do have a
prejudice towards the string instruments.
so, I guess you can caount me in to the "by ear" column...
regards,
dp
--- Kristena Hernandez <> wrote:
>
>
> > Surf music is so perfect for ear
> > training.
> > -Marty
>
>
> I'm curious, I don't read music and always played by ear.
> How many
> others here strictly play by ear?
>
> When I was young, we bought a piano. I started playing
> and replicating
> things I heard. I know what notes all the keys are, but
> I don't read
> them. When I was a little older, my mom tried to get
> lessons for me, but
> I fought it. Looking back, I wish I wouldn't have, but I
> was just a kid.
> According to my logic at 11 years old, "Why should I
> learn to play
> 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' by reading notes when I
> could already work
> through classical pieces by ear?
>
> The same goes for the guitar. I fought that too. I
> could play bass as a
> teenager, but my hands always cramped up on me when I
> tried to play
> guitar. Regarding my kids, I had spoken to a member of
> the Hollywood
> String Quartet. He highly recommended starting kids on
> stringed
> instruments early for that reason--so their hand would be
> flexible. I
> know violin is much different than guitar, but does
> anyone here have any
> thoughts on this? Did anyone here start as an adult, or
> were you young
> when you started playing? I would bet that some of our
> favorite
> guitarists here started before adulthood.
>
> -Kristena
>
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