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amotherofthreechildren · 07/06/2015 15:50

Hello mothers and fathers and just people in general :),

I just wanted to ask a question. My daughter (13)has currently passed her grade 4 exam (piano), and she wants to play another instrument, I am thinking of singing but there are a lot of instruments she is interested in. Sorry to bother you and if this thread is posted in the wrong place I just want some honest opinions and maybe if you all could contribute your children's experiences. My son who is 10 is starting drums he loves it but it does get a bit noisy but if my daughter wanted to play the drums I wouldn't mind as long as she is happy :D :P

In your opinion what would you personally prefer to play?
Violin
Flute
Cello
Voice or
Drums

Thank you all. Have a good day xx

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amotherofthreechildren · 07/06/2015 16:02

Wow, that is a hugely detailed explanation I was not really expecting that thank you for that incredible insight and she does seem to have taken a liking to the flute.

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Delphine31 · 07/06/2015 15:58

I'm a flautist. It's a very convenient instrument to play from a transporting point of view, as already pointed out by Magmatic.

The violin & cello are fab instruments. I think they are slightly more satisfying to play on their own than the flute (very much my personal opinion here; others will disagree) and there are lots of playing opportunities (slightly more than for flute) with string quartets, string orchestras, folk groups, jazz, used in pop music etc. and every orchestra needs a full section of violins and cellos whereas a lot of orchestral repertoire only has two flutes so places in orchestras are harder to come by as a flautist.

I can't comment much on drums or voice.

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amotherofthreechildren · 07/06/2015 15:54

Thank you I played it too, I highly recommended it but I didn't want my daughter to think 'if mum did it I have to' and thanks for that rapid reply. I love playing the flute! :)

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Magmatic80 · 07/06/2015 15:52

I played the flute, and I was massively thankful how easy it was to transport compared to my friends' instruments.