My daughter is 12 years old and would like to start playing the guitar. and i have a few questions?

Question

What type of guitar should she play?

How much are lessons normally?

And What is the best music could she play?

Any other useful information please list

Answer 1

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Answer 2

-At 12, she should start off with a classical guitar. The strings are made of nylon so they're easy to hold down. As she gets older she might want to switch to an acoustic, which has steel strings, so let her. Then she may want to play the electric guitar. :-)

-Private guitar teachers make their own prices, and you usually get (or don't get) what you pay for. A teacher can say she has 75 students and charge $85 a month (as one of my previous ones said), but not be a good teacher. I had to go through two teachers before landing the one I have now. Be wary of guitar teachers: they're not certified.

-She'll start with the very very basics of guitar (the string names, basic chords, etc) and will be learning strumming songs. A good teacher will teach her different styles, when the time is right.

Answer 3

Hiya! I'm 17 and have been playing guitar for a few years now. When I started I got the worst guitar ever, which isn't the best idea as if she does carry on you will have to get a new one REALLY quickly, i'm talking a couple of months. I got a Daisy Rock as my second guitar, and the girlyness aside, they do play really well so this may be an option for you?

Maybe try and hire a guitar for a few weeks so she can see if she does like it or see if they do lessons at her school.

Tab is the music for guitar and in itself is simple to learn. Go to www.ultimateguitar.com they have hundreds all for free and loads of online lessons too. As soon as she knows how to read tab she can learn anything she wants although it's sensible to start easy! Chords re good to learn first, look on that sight, it will show basic chord shapes.

Good luck, playing the guitar is great :)

Answer 4

She should start on a steel string acoustic because they are harder to play than electrics or classical so they train your fingers to be stronger

Answer 5

personally i feel that there can be great deals to be had on the used market but spotting bad equipment is hard for the first time purchaser. Anyways another phenomenon i noticed is that guitars in your price range are usually not that inexpensive used because people hate to let go of their guitars. they rarely want to take into account the true depreciation of the instrument.

Answer 6

classical guitar >classical music's the best...

am 12 years old..i play the guitar..

depends on the teacher, more or less maybe 5 - 20 dollars an hour..

Answer 7

Ok, 12 is a risky age for a new hobby that requires an investment.  Never know if it will stick or not... So here's my best recommendation.  Purchase a used guitar, (craigslist, ebay, pawn shop) that will be fitting for a teen girl.  Then I would start with a home course like whats at http://www.teamguitarcourse.com and then once she is excited and has learned enough to get started; she will either take off with the home course and mesh learning from others or it may be perfect to complement with going to an instructor weekly.  That course is very intuitive, and it is worth it for "practice time" alone, let alone how well it teaches you.

Answer 8

my first guitar was a squire strat which came with an amp about $300 i would suggest either that or an epiphone les paul lessons are probably a bad idea for someone that age because teenagers dont always like structure(trust me im 14) plus being self taught also alows you to develop a unique style as for music have her go on 911tabs.com to find music they even tell you how to read the tabs and just let her learn what she wants