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[quote=Anonymous] It's neither too young nor too old to start, but you have to approach it in the right way. Do you go to concerts with fun piano parts, do you watch clips on Youtube, do you listen to kid-friendly or particularly dexterous pieces? That's the inspirational factor. Then comes the hard part - no child likes to practice all the time, but they have to. Daily, even if only for 5 minutes a day. As a parent, this can impact your relationship, so I suggest you enroll him in low-key lessons. I have a child who started his instrument when he was 3, and is still playing 3 years later (loves to play / hates to practice!) and a child who tried at 9 and then preferred to enroll in a choir, which he really enjoys. It's a delicate balance of motivation and perspiration, OP, rendered more complicated the younger they start. You might want to read books on the subject. Dr. Suzuki wrote some good ones for starting the youngest children. [/quote]
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