{"id":55,"date":"2013-05-29T16:21:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T20:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musikalessons.com\/?p=55"},"modified":"2023-01-25T17:34:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T22:34:19","slug":"the-best-age-to-start-flute-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/the-best-age-to-start-flute-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Age to Start Flute Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is the best age to start flute lessons?<\/strong> Musika receives many calls from parents looking to start their young child (age 3 or 4) out with formal <a title=\"Flute Lessons\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/instruments\/flute\">private flute lessons<\/a>, but many times the student&#8217;s just aren&#8217;t old enough to get started. While it&#8217;s great to start learning music at an early age, parents must make sure students are both physically and academically ready to begin studying the flute.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/flute.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/flute.png\" alt=\"best age to start flute lessons\" width=\"245\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The most important factor when starting flute is deciding whether or not the student\u2019s hands are large enough to facilitate playing its numerous keys. As a wind instrument, it is also important that the student has the developed lung capacity to play &#8211; at the earliest<strong> lessons usually begin around age 7 or 8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If a student starts out playing the flute and they are too young, often times they will have trouble holding the instrument properly and will <em>lean over to one side<\/em> while playing. This can be both uncomfortable and unproductive, since they won&#8217;t be able to get a good tone while playing &#8211; if any tone at all. Luckily, there is a solution for younger\/smaller students &#8211; the curved head joint. A curved head joint reduces the overall length of the flute, while not affecting the overall sound quality or technique.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-402\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/curevedheadjoint.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/curevedheadjoint.jpg\" alt=\"curved flute head joint is good for beginners\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A curved head joint can allow young flute players to play more comfortably.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Typically, many students will seek formal instruction on the flute as they begin playing with a school orchestra in junior high, around age 11 or 12. Flute lessons will give these students an advantage in that a strong musical foundation will be laid which includes the study of musicianship, music theory, technique, and solo flute repertoire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the best age to start flute lessons? 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