An unexpected consequence of my new guitar study is that my son (he's 5, and will be 6 in July) and has shown some interest in the guitar, and says he wants his own. It's unclear whether this actually means that he could learn something (as opposed to just pluck around randomly and loose interest).
This is a bit of a loaded topic for me, as I didn't get much encouragement/modeling for music growing up, and I wish I had. So I really want to support my kids in music... but the risk is going overboard and being one of THOSE sort of parents! I don't want him to start to get bored or frustrated and quit.
My wife thinks maybe piano/keyboard is a better way to start, since playing little songs is more intuitive.
What do you all think? How would I decide if he's 'ready' for lessons? When did you start with music? Or your kids if you have any? How would you know if a 6 year old can learn an instrument? Just curious if anyone has any thoughts.
(to state the obvious, I don't think he's ready for Guitar Fundamentals 1 on GuitarTricks.... yet...)