Why It Is Good For Children To Learn To Play Guitar?

Statement: In this world full of Guitar Hero fans, anything that could convince one more person to learn to play guitar is a good thing. Right?

I really believe this, and honestly, I try to explain this to my friends who have children, I tell them that encouraging a kid to learn to play an instrument or to sing, or, as a matter of fact, to get engaged in any artistic activity, will open the universe of the little one to tones of new possibilities, helping him or her to build a creative mind.

The fact is that a lot of people say that hey, I don’t want my son to be an artist, let him learn and get formal education, forget music, that’s bullshit!

No, man, that’s no bullshit! And I have arguments here, so pay attention cause I’m going to say it only once:

1. If a kid will learn how to play the guitar, or piano, or how to draw or paint, this will not necessarily mean that he or she will follow an artistic career. No. It is his or her choice in the future, the grown up kid may end up being a lawyer or a doctor, or a manager, or whatever you think best for your child. But playing the guitar(if guitar is the chosen instrument) will always be a part of his life…
2. Any kind of artistic activity will stimulate your kid to be more creative and active, to stand out of the crowd. Suppose you have in mind that great career as a manager for your kid, right? Do you know what makes the difference between a good manager and a great one? Creativity. The capacity to think out of the box, to come up with fast solutions to problems, to come up with solutions and plans others couldn’t think of. That’s creativity, you know? And being creative is something you can teach your child.OK, some are gifted, think Mozard, for ex. Or let’s forget about music and think about those little guys you see on TV that at 6 years can count better than a computer. That’s something else and honestly, that’s not something you plan, but for the rest of us, real people, creativity can be stimulated.
3. You may not think about it this way, but playing an instrument is one of the best way to relax in the evening. Trust me, I should know. Computers, spending time in the office, all these things may be stressful and may get you to a point where you can just snap. Just play the guitar, have a beer, sing along, bring some friends over, you can not imagine how well you’ll feel! I think that only for this, it is worth to spend money on teaching a kid to play the guitar.
4. Playing the guitar will help your kid be more sociable in school, make friends easier, feel cool, more sure of himself. I guess all of us know that being a teenager is not the easiest period, right? Playing the guitar really helps here.

And you know what? Point 4 can be extended to all your life, no matter your age. I was reading a few months ago an article on one of the blogs I regularly read (unfortunately I don’t remember which one so if you recognize this, scream out loud and I will add a link to you here) where the author was saying that it is easier to start a conversation in some cases on guitar basis. Hey, you play guitar? Me too! What do you know?!!

Or for those of you that are more pessimistic out there: OK, don’t allow your kid to take guitar lessons, because soon you will see your child doing drugs, alcohol, hang out with dubious people, wearing long hair and all kind of ugly looking clothes. Boooo…

OK, I can also add a link here to a site that I stumbled upon a few days ago, www.arealguitar.com, a clever way for children to inform their friends and parents that they want a real guitar

How about that? Do you second me here about the benefits of teaching a kid how to play the guitar?

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