One thing that I have learned as a parent is the fact that I took my parents for granted. I never realized everything that went into raising a family. Growing up my parents always went above and beyond the call of duty. They did everything from playing cab driver to volunteering at school functions (and everything in between).
I remember so vividly as a child going to piano lessons during the summer, the lessons were fun, it was the practice at home I didn’t like. I wish that I would have realized the opportunity they were giving me instead of thinking ‘why is she making me do this.’ Part of my problem was, I had never been exposed to any type of musical instrument until that summer. I believe that if I would have been introduced to it when I was very little, I would have grown up loving it.
With the Schoenhut 18 Key My First Piano now you can introduce your baby to a musical instrument before they even begin to walk. We received the precious red toy piano and my children were thrilled. As you can see from the picture they were both playing on it at the same time. It is the perfect height for both of my children to sit on the floor and play it. Although no one in my family can play a tune we have had fun trying to play a song. My First Piano comes with Schoenhut’s play-by-color teaching method and comes with removable color strips that fit behind the keys to guide your little one’s fingers from chord to chord. Also included is a Songbook containing some of your favorite tunes.
The learning system is designed to make learning fun and simple. I have to admit, I think I had just as much fun as the children did trying to play different songs. The width of the keys are specifically design to encourage the correct finger placement to make transition from the My First Piano to a large piano. With Christmas right around the corner, this would make a perfect gift for that special youngster in your life. The Schoenhut 18 Key My First Piano retails for $55-65.
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I playes the clarinet…not so well..but did none the less! 🙂
My 3 year old asked for a keyboard with mic this holiday season so this would make her very happy i played the trumpet in elementary school but gave it up really fast wished my mom pushed me more to play
Yes, my mother was a piano teacher.
Yes, I played piano for 8 years!
My daughter loves the piano!
I played the flute.
I played the piano and oboe.
I grew up playing the piano and plan on teaching my kids. This would be a perfect intro to the piano!!!
I played the Flute, Violin Piano and the guitar. Music is my life.
Yes, I played the clarinet
I played the flute.
Thanks!
I played the flute
flute and I could play a few songs on the piano
recorder
homemade drums!
Yes, the piano
pin as jacksondeb
debbie jackson
djackson1958 at hotmail dot com
I played the piano for a little while.
I played the piano and flute
I can play the piano a little.
No, I never learned to play any instruments. I would love for my daughters to learn to play the piano.
No, I never learned to play any instruments. I would love for my daughters to learn to play the piano.
I played the saxophone.
I tried to play the flute but I was not very good at it. Thanks for the chance.
I was a huge music lover- went from reccorder, to flute, to saxaphone to oboe!
I didn’t play any instruments as a child, but I always wanted to learn how to play the piano (still would love to!).
yes the clarinet
Tried out the guitar and piano for a bit, but never stuck to it.
No I took voice lessons
nope
no, never learned.
I played my little toy electric Magnus Organ.
I used to play the piano and the xylophone. Now I play the electric piano and a toy xylophone 🙂
i used to play the piano
I played Violin
Just the recorder 🙂
For a short while!
yes ~ Guitar
I never played an instrument.
I played the violin very poorly
I played the violin as a child.
I did not play an instrument as a child. I would love it if my son did though.
I played clarinet in the school band.
I played the Cello in 4th grade and then switched to the clarinet in 5th grade. Before that, I’d never played an instrument!
I didn’t play an instrument as a child, but I learned to play the bass guitar as a teenager.
fs4sarah at gmail dot com
I played the flute in middle school, not very well! Lol
I played piano all my life, until about four years ago when I moved from a nine-room house to a 4-room house and had to donate my piano to a school for the blind.
I played the flute in middle school.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
yes i actually played piano when i was younger
no
nannypanpan@gmail.com
I played the french horn, but not well.
just the recorder
None unfortunately! Thanks for the opportunity!
NO, but I really, really wish that I had.
I had a small electric organ as a child.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com
Pounded on a piano every now and again.
Not really, I could play a few tunes on a piano but not much.
No, I didn’t as a child, but I started guitar lessons as a tween.
No I never really played anything.
I played the recorder a little
I played the flute for a year in grade school!
I took clarinet lessons in 4th grade, but didn’t stick with it…I really didn’t like it.
no never did
vmkids3 at msn dot com
no i didnt
I played the piano. I took lessons, but never got very good at it.
I played the clarinet in middle school!
I played the flute.
No, i wished i could play piano though….
I played piano for a few months but the teacher told me I’d never play and I still remembered that and gave up hope
I played the guitar in high school!
I played the violin and guitar =)
I played the clarinet
I played the keyboard and clarinet
No but I wish i had!
I took piano for a year, wish I had stuck to it longer!
I played piano for a few years.
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I learned to play piano from my dad, and still love to play today! Such a great stress reliever!
no but I wish I had
I played the clarinet.
my grandmother had a piano with numbers on it, easy enough so we could use it
I took piano lessons, but was never very good.
I played the piano.
i played the drums
No but I always wanted to play the flute
I played the flute as a kid!
ardy22 at earthlink dot net
I played the trumpet.
I did not, well unless you count a flutaphone.
I tried to play the trumpet..that didn’t work out so well
no I didn’t
I played viola in school.
I played piano and later in band the flute.
In 5th grade I joined band and played the flute
I played piano and flute, but I didn’t play either very well 🙁
Yes, I played the keyboard.
I didn’t sadly
chrissylea1979 (at)gmail(dot) com
I played a flute when i was a child
I began playing the flute when I was 10 or so.
I played the drums.
I played piano and saxophone.
I did not, but wish I had.
Yes the piano and the drums.
I was terrible but I had a keyboard.
No…I remember in elementary school where they were starting to take new people for band…we didnt have enough money to buy an instrument so I never got to join
i played piano and clarinet 🙂
I played the violin
No! I wish I did, I think it is amazing when children can play any type of instrument and I love the appreciation for music they have.
I sang and then also took piano and guitar lessons. The grandkids would get a kick out of this!
No, I really wish I had though. I always wanted to play the violin.
i played the piano 🙂
No i did not play any instrument as a child
i played the piano
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com
Yes, I have played violin, piano and obeo since I was young.
I played the piano. (I’m so glad my parents forced me to keep practicing and taking lessons!)
i played the clarinet
I played the piano and violin.
lauraemerson17 at yahoo dot com
Yes, the flute..
I never did but wanted to play the piano.
No, but I always wanted to learn to play the piano. Thanks.
I played both the piano and the flute. Great experience
Yeah but I didn’t stick with any of them!
I played the piano.
I played the trombone
in middle school i played the clarinet in band
yes, sax