Ren,
Congrats on the first lesson! I come from a musical family and I have mentioned here that my brother is/was a child prodigy in music . He now enjoys a wonderful career in classical music( he was supposed to work at the MET in NY last month, but was ill unfortunately). I have family members of various levels of giftedness when it comes to IQ and musicality.
Music lessons are great to help with focus, you are correct. But there also needs to be a desire and interest in music. Otherwise those lessons can be quite inefficient. Also the selection of which instrument to play has to come from the musician. Some teachers can recommend an instrument based on natural ability, but to ultimately reach success, it has to click with the musician. I chose piano, my brother violin and DD flute. I tried to convince DD to start with piano, but she wanted to wait until she was old enough to play her instrument. She can now play both instruments (self taught in piano)and reads music. DD is math oriented and reading music was incredibly easy for her.
If your DD is enjoying her experience, I would stick with it and keep it fun/ no-pressure. Only time will tell how her talent develops and if this is "her thing". With my brother, by 6 or 7 it was obvious he was going to make a career in music. But even then, he went a different route than we thought. He switched from violin to conductor/composer.
Last edited by Mommy2myEm; 10/05/08 04:37 PM.
