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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would wait until at least 6, but ideally 7-8.  Unless you have reason to believe you have a musical savant, an average 5 yr old won’t find a piano lesson enjoyable and they don’t have the attention span and  focus to make formal lessons meaningful.  [/quote]

OP here. It depends on the child. Mine was able to sit through an entire production of The Nutcracker at the National Theatre when she was almost 4 (two weeks shy) and it was a night production.

I’m surprised that my question went unanswered and it became a question of whether she’s too young. She’s interested and I’m motivated to start her. If it turns out she’s not ready, then we stop. No big deal. [/quote]

Your question went unanswered because most traditional instructors won't take children under 6. I have three children who play piano and they have different instructors and none would start before 6.  One instructor told me even if the child has good focus, typically what a child learns in piano starting at 5-7, they can learn in a couple months if started at 7.  So it is essentially wasting a lot of money to start very young.  There are other ways to expose and introduce music without paying for weekly private lessons.

If you are very inclined to push this, go the suzuki route. Suzuki is different because it heavily involves the parent in the lessons and is a completely different approach that is more suitable to very young children.  [/quote]

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