Getting The Kids Involved

[moncur]

Even if she is just starting, she can replace every member in each of my bands, even if its an instrument she has never played

that would still be better than my fellow band members

Ben, we only play rubbish so as to not show u up

[moncur]

I started out playing snare, bass and tenor drum in a local pipe band aged 8 or 9.

I didn't really get into music until i was 12 and started playing guitar. I had a few strums of my dads old eko acoustic shortly before starting high school and once I started High School I really got into it. Mum and Dad bought my first acoustic shortly before my 13th birthday and the collection has never stopped growing!

Played in numerous High School bands playing guitar and occassionaly bass, also tinkered about on the drums from time to time when Andrew Kirk or James Steven would leave their drum kits at my gaff after practice.

Did my recording debut in 1999 for a Millenium CD funded by the highland council. (I have a copy if anyone is brave enough to listen to it!)

Was encouraged to play whenever I could as long as I kept my studies as my priority. Was also encouraged to sing but as anybody who knows me will tell you, that aint gonna happen anytime soon!

Other instruments i tinkered with on the way include bagpipes/chanter (was useless because of asthma) and violin which gave me a good grounding for learning the mandolin.

Still playing in 2 bands at the moment, have been offered other bands at times but I don't think it would be fair as I wouldn't be able to devote myself as much then to each band as it would be too time consuming.

Wish i learned piano aswell but that never happened. I can't read music anymore though unless its guitar tab.

[Reev]

I would have to agree with Moncur on that statement

the piano, if i could go back id of started on it, has to be the greatest instrument of all time

[Chobbersjnr]

I would have to agree with Moncur on that statement

the piano, if i could go back id of started on it, has to be the greatest instrument of all time

for once Reev I agree

there's nothing like a really good joanna player to brighten the night up. Speaking of which anybody who just happens to be in inverness on Monday 25th september there's a chap called Gerry Coogan playing Johnny Foxes irish bar & there's some wee Caithnessian lad dropping in for a jam on a piece of strung wood??

can't wait

[MadPianoPlayer]

I think that any age is ok for a child to start learning as long as they want to learn at the age they want.