so maybe it's just because this is her first exposure and she just needed a taste of something...Butter (8) took a one hour a week, intro to guitar class at her previous school and really enjoyed it. She actually wanted to quit halfway through, but stuck with it. Now she will also start guitar at her new home study program. Instruments usually start at 4th gr in our district, but we have a new flexible home study/school. She also takes multimedia with the guitar teacher who seems impressed with her productions in Garageband. He asked if either DH or myself were musicians and used the "g" word. I thought that was pretty cool...
2 weeks ago, she announced that she would also like to learn violin, piano and flute! This really surprised me, but...so piano is not taught at school and flute is out, but orchestra teacher says he will accept her for violin. Of 5 schools he teaches at, this group is the most advanced, but they are young, 6th and below and another girl in Butter's class says she doesn't take outside lessons...
Anyway...I'd like to hear your experience with something like this...I'm suspecting alot has to do with a freeing she is experiencing at our new "school" and feeling confident in her ability to "make" music with the computer. I got her the violin she needs, tomorrow will be her first time with it...I'm a little worried she won't like it and we will have to go through a talking down, but a friend who majored in music and has 2 dd's playing since age 4 says if they like it, if they are asking, they are probably ready...I'm a little nervous
