[edhotmail]

..sry this was a copy of it...accident...sry

[edhotmail]

This Christmas I finally bought my 5 year old nephew a guitar. He would always strum the strings while I played a random chord on my own guitar , but now he has his own! I am so excited for him. He means more than anything to me, never seen his father , but his mom isn't alone, she has me, my other two brothers and my mom. He is my inspiration! Music is a really great thing to get someone into, it opens endless possibilities, fun and adventure. His guitar was purchased from Skip's Music for around $100, it is a Honer guitar, really great sound quality..loud!
I don't know where to begin teaching him. This is a really good guitar community, 'anyone want to help me out? Does anyone have any good ideas? Lessons, methods or plans for teaching this little guitar guitar..at age 5?

-Thanks

[starsailor]

Hi edhotmail, It's quite young but a great idea and if your Nephew is Keen it is a good idea to encourage him, it could be worth checking out what is available at school as a lot of classes at that age are music oriented so his Teachers may have some ideas on teaching methods that you could use.
I've found this that may help it's a DVD 6 upwards but should be okay for a 5 year old, hope I've helped in some way.

Kids' Guitar

[edhotmail]

hrm..thanks! that is a great idea I'll ask around. This is great, he likes it, and hour ago for about 30 minutes he practiced. I'm trying to get him acquainted with the neck and playing with his fingers. I try to make it seem like a game, fun and not as a chore.

-thanks!

[Fulltone]

Hey edhotmail, you said it. Don't make it a job make it fun and keep it interested. If I was teaching him like you said start with the very basic and increase as needed. Don't force it and don't make it harder than it has to be. If he wants to go play with his friends or doesn't want to do it for awhile, it is his decision, not yours. If you remember this it will work. My dad got me started young too, although I didn't like it. So he didn't force it he just went with it and when I was like 15-16 ish I picked it up and got playing mostly chord country and slower rock songs (easy to plays) and I didn't get really serious. My dad also exposed me to a lot of types of music such as jazz, blues (SRV, Robin Trower), country and rock. I listen to every thing but rap or hip hop. I think what helped me the most was the influence of listening to the different styles of music. But about 2 years ago I had that whole life changing experience. I went to a Los Lonely Boys concert before they became nation wide famous and it was LLB as the headliner and special guest that played with them (Carlos Santana and Willie Nelson). It gave me a drive like no other now a little over 2 years I am playing guitar and playing songs I could only dream of. Now by no means is my playing perfect I still make great big mistakes, get a little tempermental and simply have to put down the guitar so I can cool off a little. But it is still fun and I improve every day.

I think what you are doing along with being a mentor and passing your skills down is wonderfull. A little tip I can give you is teach him yourself and use the DVD's and this site where you can explain something. Lessons from a instructor are a waste of time and money. Read I got a Fender GDEC for X-mas (look for my post about instructors).


Hope this inspires you and your nephew.

[edhotmail]

Thanks!

[Aunt Doty]

Check out the lessons here for beginners, there may be some things you can use.
Also X4string posted this.......may be very helpful: I-IV-V-Helper
Good luck!!!