29th Street Sax Saxophones and all the Jazz

Music Instrument Families

Music Learning Needs to be Fun

Its only in recent years that I have really appreciated the advantage that I had through growing up in a very musical family. My mother played piano at home and my dad was an accomplished jazz guitarist.

Having children of my own I can see how they have benefited from having access to guitars and other musical instruments as they've grown up. They've never been pushed toward any particular instrument or forced to attend piano or violin lessons. Instead they've been allowed to develop their own interest, just as I was, and this approach has clearly been good for them.

Our youngest boy has no interest in playing an instrument of making music. He is far more interested in football and online gaming. However his older brother was bashing out rhythms on a toy drum kit from about the age of three. By the time he'd reached seven he was regularly jamming, with me on guitar, on his little child size drum kit.

My daughter has a particularly rebellious personality and she has always liked to challenge both her mother and me, ever since she was a toddler. She has developed a keen interest in Drum and Bass and recently started to get into DJing and playing records at extremely high volume levels, upsetting our aged neighbours. Her interest in DJ equipment and modern dance music has led to her developing skills in music production using computers and it's looking like she will progress to a music technology course at college.

I think that parental influence is a significant factor in the developing interests of our children. We've tried to provide very clearly defined boundaries while encouraging them to be independent. Their independence and self reliance is becoming increasingly apparent as they grow toward adulthood. We just wish that our daughter would play her dance music a little more quietly and stop upsetting our neighbours.

Digital Storytelling - Instrument Families

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