How many instruments is too many instruments?

[Learningeveryday]

My dd is grade 2 piano, she has been playing clarinet for a term and in the Autumn term will be taking grade 1.

She now wants to learn Double Bass, but wants to continue with the other two instruments.

At the moment she practices an hour every evening, so I would expect to add another 1/2 hour to practice time for 3rd instrument.

As we can fit in practice would you allow child to take up 3rd instrument? Any reasons other than practice time not to take up 3rd instrument?

I did not say it wa required for a music scholarship, I said they would expect you to take up piano once offered a scholarship. In the last year I have spoken to 6 top public schools and they have all said that if he is currently not learning piano then he should start although they will not assess it as his scholarship instrument. I cannot think of one famous musician that cannot "get by" on the piano, even if it is grade 3 level and I would be very surprised if some keyboard schools were not insisted apon once entering a full time music school. The RCM have been pretty emphatic and mention it in their literature although they do say that they cannot force anyone to do it. Anyone serious about music would take piano up of their own volition!