Adults can start any instrument at any time. Their success is based on how committed they are to practicing.

For children, starting at the right age is a key element to the success of their lessons. Children who are older than the suggested earliest starting age usually do very well. The following are guidelines we have found to be successful in determining how young a child can start taking music lessons.

• 3–4 Years Old:

  If a pre-schooler has a keen desire and wants to start music, a group preschool music class will give them a good foundation in music basics which will be helpful in later private lessons.

• Piano/Keyboard:

  The youngest age that we start children in private piano lessons is 5 years old. At this age they have begun to develop longer attention spans and can retain material with ease.

• Guitar: Acoustic, Electric and Bass:

  Guitar playing requires a fair amount of pressure on the fingertips from pressing on the strings, so 8 years old is the earliest we recommend for these lessons. Bass guitar students generally are 10 years old and older.

• Voice Lessons:

  The youngest age recommended for private vocal lessons is 10 years old. For children younger than 10, we have a children’s choir (ages 6–9) and a preschool singing program (ages 3–5) that teaches them how to use their voices properly, in a fun, relaxed environment.

• Drums:

  We recommend starting drum students off at age 7. This varies greatly depending on the size of the child, as they have to be able to reach both the pedals and the cymbals.

• Violin:

  We accept violin students from the age of 5.

• Flute, Clarinet & Saxophone:

  Due to lung capacity (and in the case of the saxophone the size of the instrument), we recommend that most woodwind beginners are 9 and older.

• Trumpet:

  The trumpet requires physical exertion and lung power. A good time to start the trumpet is at 9 years and older.