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[quote=Anonymous] My daughter started violin at 3.5 with the Suzuki method, so don't think it's too early. She started begging for violin lessons at 3. You can go to an instrumental petting zoo - I think the Philharmonic does that kind of thing. He can go to see a concert and see the instruments in action. Piano, violin, cello, are all good instruments. The string instruments are not easy to pitch, but the advantage is that they come in tiny sizes for all children. My daughter started with a 1/32nd! Piano is easy at first, since all you need is to press a key, however the child's hand-span needs to be adequate. He can also try a woodwind instrument such as the flute, but watch for instruments with holes that might be too big to be covered by little fingers, such as the recorder - the most inane instrument ever forced on children. I had to stick tape on some of the holes for my 3rd grader! [/quote]
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