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**BruceQW** · 12-31-2010, 09:34 PM

How best to check for a childs musical abilities? Grand daughter at age 3y6m can carry a tune quite well, the sort of things she gets at pre school or hears on some of the chilldrens TV programmes.

Is it worth introducing her to a keyboard, I have a Farfisa (I use it for MIDI input to GrandOrgue on the PC)

How to start, just let her have a general play around on it and see what transpires or giving a short "demo" first. I was contemplating picking out one of the songs she knows on the K/B then seeing if she can manage to repeat any of it and possibly progress from there.

Probably too early to introduce notes on paper, but hopefully finding out if there is any aptitude. Her mother was performing on cornet in a band by about age 10.

Any guidance welcome, I only suggest the keyboard as a starter as that is what is available.

12-31-2010, 09:34 PM	#1
BruceQW Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 467 Senior Member	Checking childrens abilities? How best to check for a childs musical abilities? Grand daughter at age 3y6m can carry a tune quite well, the sort of things she gets at pre school or hears on some of the chilldrens TV programmes. Is it worth introducing her to a keyboard, I have a Farfisa (I use it for MIDI input to GrandOrgue on the PC) How to start, just let her have a general play around on it and see what transpires or giving a short "demo" first. I was contemplating picking out one of the songs she knows on the K/B then seeing if she can manage to repeat any of it and possibly progress from there. Probably too early to introduce notes on paper, but hopefully finding out if there is any aptitude. Her mother was performing on cornet in a band by about age 10. Any guidance welcome, I only suggest the keyboard as a starter as that is what is available.
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