Piano keyboard. Eventually we hope to buy a piano if he keeps it up. My son is 7. We were told by his music therapist a few years ago he had perfect pitch and could probably learn an instrument. We waited a few years till we thought he could sit and focus long enough and follow instructions. Finding a teacher who understands autism was the hardest and in the end we went with a music therapist( it costs more though) as he has some challenging behaviors. He has been doing classes for about 3 months and is also learning to read music. The challenge was getting him to practice new tunes as he hates to make mistakes so if he couldn't play it right first time he got very upset and refused. Liz
I am curious if any of you have tried any musical istrument lessons and if so which ones did you find that had more intrest than others and how old were they when they started. My son is almost five and know all of his letters and sound of the letters. So I was thinking that he might be able to start learning piano or something like that. He just LOVES music and memorizes songs very easily. So if you have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks, Heather
Sarah was obsessed with drums..then it was accordion, violin, guitar, and then it was piano:) She loves the piano and can play many tunes by ear. Her older sis plays flute and my dh plays guitar so she got her talents from them:PPiano is always good. Our speech pathologist told me that wind instruments are excellent for kids. All of that blowing is good for oral motor skills. It also teaches good breathing techniques - great for kids with anxiety issues.