[blaw]

My son and I have taken a few lessons together (neither one of us have any experience with the guitar). He has been taking piano for a few years and is really more interested in keyboards.

Have a question for anyone interested. My son who is 10 has a buddy who is taking guitar lessons from his father and another who is taking drum from his dad. Both of dads are good musicians. I don't have musical experience when it comes to playing an instrument but, I really love music (mostly classical) and so
I'd like to see if you have any advice on how we can get these youngsters together as a band. All of them are just starting out but there must be some music out there written for younger kids who want to play together. I have no idea where to look or how to approach the subject.

Any direction would greatly be appreciated

Thanks again
Bill Lawrence

[Korruptive]

I think it greatly depends on the type of music they want to play but there is a good thread going Starting a band and need advice.

It talks a lot about the workings of a band and what role each person would fill. I can't help but think though that getting them all together and just seeing what happens would be really interesting. Since they are younger I have really no idea what kind of music would be appropriate for them to practice with.

Easy To Play Songs?

That is a link for easy songs (at least on guitar) that you might want to take a look at. I'm sure there has to be one or two that would be appropriate. Let us know how it goes!

[JREC]

I'd skip the music written for children and try and get them into a variety of styles if they're interested. Acts like the Beatles, Bob Marley, etc. have pretty universal appeal, and it will give them a huge sense of accomplishment to play things that everyone who hears them play will recognize.
Caution, though--don't force them into it! If they want to just practice alone for a while, let them be--the worst thing that could happen would be for them to give up playing because they feel pressured etc. Good luck!

[Europa]

It indeed depends greatly on what music they like. I don't know if they're into it, but alot of Nirvana songs are pretty easy to play. The thread "easy songs to play" contains 4 Nirvana songs. They sound pretty cool without being too hard.

If they simply don't have roughly the same musical taste, you'd probably be wasting your time. There are however quite a few very "accessable" songs that most people seem to like and would like to play.

[blaw]

Much thanks!!

[blaw]

Thanks for the advice.

Originally Posted by JREC

I'd skip the music written for children and try and get them into a variety of styles if they're interested. Acts like the Beatles, Bob Marley, etc. have pretty universal appeal, and it will give them a huge sense of accomplishment to play things that everyone who hears them play will recognize.
Caution, though--don't force them into it! If they want to just practice alone for a while, let them be--the worst thing that could happen would be for them to give up playing because they feel pressured etc. Good luck!