Adult Group guitar lessons

Liz McNicholl will be starting group guitar lessons on Monday evenings for adults on June 7th. This will be a seven week semester. Lessons will include an overview of the guitar, learning how to tune your guitar. We will cover the basic chords, and have you strumming away in no time. After several weeks, we will cover some folk songs and possibly some of your favorite Music Together Songs.

Space is limited. If you are interested in finding out more please call

Liz at Tel: 203-691-9759

Fall Group guitar lessons: I will add another 7 week session for group guitar lessons in Mid-September. Please call if interested.

Children's Group guitar lessons

If interested in this, please contact Liz at the above number.

Please read information below on when your child is ready for instrument lessons.

 

Piano and Voice lessons

Rebecca Geary

Tel: 203-468-9552

e-mail: bcigas@yahoo.com

Private piano or voice lessons taught by Rebecca out of her home or yours.

Please contact Rebecca to discuss lessons and fees.

 

Piano and Voice and percussion lessons

Nik Rocklin

Tel: 646-295-8006

e-mail: nik@nikrocklin.com

Nik Rocklin is offering transitional music/instrument lessons for those children who are not quite ready for formal, instrument-specific lessons. He will focus on ear training and familiarity with percussion. Many instruments including guitar, piano, and voice will be incorporated into the experience, and the child’s interests will be taken into account to customize the lessons for each individual child. Please contact Nik for more information and scheduling.

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At what age should my child start playing an instrument?

There is no hard and fast rule here. While some children can start as early as 3 or 4, many teachers would not encourage it until a child is closer to 5-6. The bottom line is that all children are different and you are the best judge of your own child's degree of readiness. 

There are a few important factors for you to consider

Is your child asking to play something? Is he/she able to sit and focus for about a half an hour? Do you think they would be able to practice on a regular basis?

The answer to all of these questions may help you in deciding at what age your child is ready to start. The important thing is to make it fun for them at a young age and not to push too much. If you would like to talk through any of this, talk to your Music Together Teacher.

Regardless of when you decide to begin, the fact that you are bringing your child to an early childhood educational music program on a consistent basis will really help to prepare your child for music lessons giving them a solid musical foundation. We have heard many piano teachers say that they wish all parents would take their children to an early childhood music program such as Music Together to really build the important foundation of music before starting an instrument.

Congratulations to you, as you've already given your child this skill through our classes. May you continue to bring the joy of music into your family life. Being able to play an instrument brings amazing joy to the player and those around them. Besides all the other benefits that they will gain.