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[quote=Anonymous]String instruments are the hardest to learn well. Not very versatile instruments. If he’s a big boy go baritone otherwise forget it. The easiest is in 4th is percussion but eventually that gets harder, whereas other instruments are harder initially and get easier with time. He should be able to keep a beat if he wants to play percussion. He will learn to read music don’t worry about that. If he hated recorder I’d skip clarinet. Flute is not bad to learn, not many males play it. Males have larger lungs can handle bigger instruments. Trumpet is easier to enjoy in the learning phases, trombone sounds like a sick cow for at least a year. Alto sax is a good medium choice, flexibility to later play any type sax. If he’s interested in marching band but hates the idea of marching around then pick percussion and learn to read music- good xylophone players are always needed and they can play in most any kind of band. If he enjoys jazz music pick sax, trumpet or trombone. Percussion is harder to ease into with jazz because there’s usually only one space and the best set player gets it. Saxophone would be easiest for this because there are more in a jazz band, trumpet would be second. If he likes classical music choose flute, clarinet or trumpet. If he just wants to always be able to play in any band choose trumpet or buy him a drum set and let him get good. He should like the way his instrument sounds so I’d start there. [/quote]

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