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Laura,
It can be hard for boys to take piano lessons at a young age because their fine motor skills are still developing, and also because reading music requires some reading and math skills that most five year olds don't have. If there is a KinderMusik or Gymboree music class that is close by and affordable, (I haven't priced either one) I have heard good things about both programs. Otherwise, I would suggest having lots of different music around the house (check out the kids' cds at the library -- "Peter and the Wolf" by Prokofiev is a great one.....different instruments represent the different characters in the story) and maybe getting him a little electronic keyboard to mess around with. Also try to check out any local performances that are geared to children......just expose him to as much stuff as possible. When I taught private piano, I liked to start boys when they were about 7 or in 2nd grade. This is just my opinion and I know there are schools of thought (the Suzuki approach is one) that encourage early involvement with an instrument. Those kids DO start young, but they are learning by rote (imitating the teacher) and aren't able to learn songs on their own by reading the music until much later, and many of them quit before that point.
Hope this helps.
Sally
It can be hard for boys to take piano lessons at a young age because their fine motor skills are still developing, and also because reading music requires some reading and math skills that most five year olds don't have. If there is a KinderMusik or Gymboree music class that is close by and affordable, (I haven't priced either one) I have heard good things about both programs. Otherwise, I would suggest having lots of different music around the house (check out the kids' cds at the library -- "Peter and the Wolf" by Prokofiev is a great one.....different instruments represent the different characters in the story) and maybe getting him a little electronic keyboard to mess around with. Also try to check out any local performances that are geared to children......just expose him to as much stuff as possible. When I taught private piano, I liked to start boys when they were about 7 or in 2nd grade. This is just my opinion and I know there are schools of thought (the Suzuki approach is one) that encourage early involvement with an instrument. Those kids DO start young, but they are learning by rote (imitating the teacher) and aren't able to learn songs on their own by reading the music until much later, and many of them quit before that point.
Hope this helps.
Sally
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