2/05/2014

Interesting Instrument Options For Your Child

By Madeleine Bridgeman


While children are encouraged to try out an instrument during their later years in elementary school, only certain musical instruments tend to be available to learn in the school setting. While these are certainly a lot of fun to learn, if you opt for private music lessons, you have the option of learning instruments that typically are not available at school.

One choice that many children are highly enthusiastic about is taking guitar lessons. Your child might be interested in acoustic guitar lessons, electric guitar lessons or bass guitar lessons. Another option that has gained popularity in recent years is learning how to play the ukulele.

The piano is another instrument that children cannot learn at school, so if they wish to pursue the piano, you will have to go the private route. Your child also might be interested in taking keyboard lessons, which would include the basics you would learn during piano lessons, as well as learning all of the extra features available on an electronic keyboard.

At school, a child interested in percussion instruments can learn a lot about the different types of instruments included in bands and orchestras, such as many different types of drums and special instruments like cymbals, gongs and the triangle. However, they can't really play like rock star such as Keith Moon or Dave Grohl or Ringo Starr. So if your child would love to play the drums like a true rock legend, private drum lessons are definitely a great way to go.

There are plenty of other interesting instruments to consider, such as the autoharp or even an old-fashioned instrument such as the accordion. Perhaps your child loves music, but would rather learn how to sing songs than play them on an instrument or perhaps even wants to write music. Songwriting or vocal classes are a good option for a child who would rather perform the song itself or actually create original music. There are local schools, including San Juan Capistrano's own Los Rios Rock School, that offer these types of lessons.

If you need San Clemente music lessons, Dana Point music lessons or perhaps Laguna Niguel music lessons, Los Rios Rock School is nearby and offers private lessons in virtually any instrument you can imagine, as well as voice lessons and songwriting classes. Students not only enjoy a weekly one-hour lesson, the tuition also includes an actual rock band experience. The students form bands and perform at popular Orange County venues such as the House of Blues or Stillwater or the Coach House.




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