I took DD before she was 3.5 to get evaluated to start violin, since she kept talking about it. This was the Russian method, because Suzuki wanted one of us to take the lessons with her at 3.
The Russian method does not start them that early, but they thought she could, but they would start with piano, twice a week lessons. Practice was expected to be 10-15 minutes per day. We thought it was a lot for her schedule and we just opted for a Dalcroze music class and enrolled her in group piano this fall.
She does a long day at Montessori, ballet and gymnastics, so she is pretty active. So it depends on your child. I am thinking of sending her to the Special Music School instead of the gifted school for grades K-6 because I think it would suit her.
I had also started with Music Together at 5 months and although she loves music, she adores ballet and takes class with kids at least a year older. So sometimes it is hard to make choices on how your child should spend their free time.
Ren
