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Oct 8, 2024
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tevye
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Our house if full of instruments tried and discarded after a year or so. Still
worth it!
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Orchestra parents: my almost 6yo has asked me near daily for the last month to buy him a Cello so he can learn to play.
scootsy
(Taylor’s Version)
5:07pm
Strike when the iron is hot! Our 6 year old is playing. Definitely not too young
ebv
5:08pm
How miserable is it listening to a first year orchestra player practicing?
scootsy
5:10pm
I have learned to ignore it.
ebv
5:14pm
Cello is definitely one of the top instruments for that. Much better than recorder, flute, or violin.
Sunflower
5:16pm
Our pretty much any brass instrument
scottpete
5:33pm
Far superior. I have young violinists at home too, and those first few years are
ebv
5:40pm
7th grader started Cello this year. We expected it would be torture. It’s not.
Pee Wee Reese
5:20pm
You can rent or buy.. if you buy, you can exchange it
Magic8Ball
5:12pm
Our house if full of instruments tried and discarded after a year or so. Still
tevye
5:15pm
If you get him a cello enroll him in lessons to make it worth it
Warner
5:19pm
Until they’re ready for full-size, just rent them. Only go down this road if you’re getting them lessons too.
KingDave
5:20pm
RE: Until they’re ready for full-size, just rent them. Only go down this
Pee Wee Reese
5:21pm
A good instrument makes a difference even at a young age.
Kilgore Trout
5:42pm
Great age to start. Make sure to get a teacher to help you pick the instrument
runnincoug
5:21pm
I have some very strong mixed feelings on this, but I think the correct answer
shoganai
5:21pm
Did you ever take it back up?
BYUHawk
5:27pm
I have barely touched my violin since high school. I will occasionally play the
shoganai
5:30pm
This is good advice. My six-year-old is already asking us if he can quit cello
ebv
5:43pm
We have them choose an instrument in 5th grade (other than piano which they all
BYUHawk
5:22pm
If they're asking, it's a decent time to start. My wife never wanted to start our kids young, but the ones that
Bob Vance
5:26pm
I’m amazed by how well my 6th grader has learned the violin from school orchestr
blackandblue
5:40pm
Great age to start. Just rent until they can play a full size cello. I think cello sizes scale up in 8ths so you can
WDaddy
5:50pm
Most places you can now buy an instrument for around $500, and then trade it in as needed.
Bob Vance
6:06pm
You can get relatively cheap cellos to start with that is your child’s size. Likely $250-$300. You can resell them and
specsauce
7:07pm
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