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**Mowselelex** · 01-01-2011, 03:04 AM

I was about 5 years old ... we had a piano at home ... we returned from hearing a French pianist (no, it wasn't Clayderman

) perform in concert ... I sat at the piano and began to play some of the same notes that I had heard in one piece. My sister hailed "Mom? You better come out here!" Within weeks, I began piano lessons at age 6. Ours was a musical family, Dad played the double b flat concert tuba, Mom the violin and my sister the viola.

I would say try the keyboard ... after a little demo perhaps ... good idea to start with something she is familiar with, being able to associate sung notes with the different keys. Many a vocal soloist is able to plunk our their notes on a piano, and/or accompany themselves.

01-01-2011, 03:04 AM	#2
Mowselelex Join Date Dec 2005 Posts 430 Senior Member	I was about 5 years old ... we had a piano at home ... we returned from hearing a French pianist (no, it wasn't Clayderman ) perform in concert ... I sat at the piano and began to play some of the same notes that I had heard in one piece. My sister hailed "Mom? You better come out here!" Within weeks, I began piano lessons at age 6. Ours was a musical family, Dad played the double b flat concert tuba, Mom the violin and my sister the viola. I would say try the keyboard ... after a little demo perhaps ... good idea to start with something she is familiar with, being able to associate sung notes with the different keys. Many a vocal soloist is able to plunk our their notes on a piano, and/or accompany themselves.
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