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Hi - wondered if anyone on the forum might be able to help me? There are lots of activities set up for children to 'have a go' at different sports and see which they like, and I wondered if there was something similar for music/ musical instruments?


My eldest is 7 now, and I started piano lessons around this age... but I always wished I learned to play something in an orchestra :o) Sadly, my children don't have access to musical tuition at their school until Year 5, and we don't have a piano, so not sure if the traditional piano lessons make sense!


Does anyone have any suggestions? Any tips gratefully received!

Southwark Music Services saturday centres?


It looks similar to the Lambeth set up, where you try out a different instrument every term or so.


Or JACMC (James Allen Community Music Centre), but I think you had to commit to learning one instrument for a whole year.


I don't have direct experience of either, but they look worth finding out about.

I play flute - if you can wait a while the next concert I am doing with the orchestra I play in (Harmony Sinfonia) is an ideal one for children.


It's on Sat 2nd July at 3:30pm and the details are here:


http://www.harmonysinfonia.co.uk/concerts.php


The concert venue is just a 10 minute drive from East Dulwich. Might be a good way to give your little one exposure to lots of different orchestral instruments at once - my oldest boy has a really good idea of what he's interested in playing from simply coming and watching me perform with various groups.


Alternatively over the summer a lot of London's "concert bands" play free bandstand gigs at the parks round London which are great for kids. I play for Lewisham Concert Band, our summer schedule isn't confirmed yet but I can let you know - it's wind and brass only.


Pippa


p.s... 7 is an ideal age to start on an instrument like recorder - it's a great starting point for learning to read music and a good basis for a lot of wind instruments.

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