Is it too early for a 4 year old to learn how to play the piano?

OH my Celine I'm 47 years old and i've been playing drums since I was 6.So do the math.Yep 41 years of what most ppl would call"Racket"noise whatever they come up with.My parents got me a set one x-mas when I was only 6 years old.I never looked back.Now,you've got to make sure that he WANTS to play piano is the most important hing I'de could tell you.If he wants to play by all meens ,please let him.There's no age really to start an instrument.Espacialy if he likes it.But As a Mom remember now,at first it's not going to be music to your ears,lol.But imagine after 4 or 5 years down the road.There's nothing like it trust me.your going to be asking him to play your favorit TUNE.Might not be a piece from Mozart mind you but it's going to light up your day.I know this for a fact.When I started it was "TURN THAT MUSIC DOWN" but once I gew up and with 5 years of practice I can tell you that my parents would get me to play something everytime someone would come in the house and espacialy if it was family.Kinda like ~~~Look at what Denis can do~~So you go right ahead and let him play.You'll be very proud of it some day.,,,,, :)

First and foremost welcome to mylot celinealveona88! My mother, when she was younger, taught the piano and I remember her saying that she never taught the piano to children before they had learnt to read. That was a long time ago and I have no idea whether things have changed since then.Ican see the logic in her statement as there is sheet music involved Happy posting!

I tried learning violin at the age of 49 - I'm taking a break from it now, though I pull the thing out every once in a while to scratch the strings a bit. My teacher did have very young students, I think I personally saw one at 5 years old. http://parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/classes/music_begin.html has various opinions as to when to start. The concessus seems to be if they are interested in it, go for it - but at that age it should be more fun than structured. Otherwise if they are forced into it, at any age, they will drop it as soon as they have any say in the matter. This place offers a free assessment to determine if your child is ready for music lessons: http://musicplace.com/evaluation.php

It all depends on her ability to learn. If she can pick up on things fairly easily (for her age, of course) then I would definitly enroll her. Looking at myself now (at 18) I wish my parents would have got me into instruments when I was young. I feel like I missed so much. I now play quite a few instruments but I lack the music theory.

Hey, formal lessons at a young age are fine. I've been taking violin lessons since the age of five, and I'm all the better because of it. I recently read an article in Macleans that said that people who are experts in their field (be it sports, music, arts, etc.) have at least ten thousand hours of practice doing what they're experts at. So, if you want your child to succeed in piano and if she likes it, then sure, formal lessons aren't bad at all. There's also been many studies that have consistently shown that learning music develops the right brain - the side that encourages creative thinking and intuition.

If your child enjoys it and you're willing to finance it I don't see any harm in itas long as she is still able to relax and enjoy other activities a child needs - play and social learning

No I don't think there is such thing as being too young to learn how to play an instrument. The earlier they start the better they will be as they get older. My friend started playing piano when he was really little and now he is basically a musical prodigy that can play drums, piano, he can program, he can mix, guitar, bass, pretty much any instrument you can name he can play. I wish that I would've started playing an instrument earlier then I did but I am greatful that I actually did pick up a guitar and decide to learn how to play it. I would definitely advise you to enroll your child in some piano lessons or something. They will definitely teach her a lot.

I think it would all depend upon her discipline level (what she comprehends and what she would expect of herself) and the teacher. You would want to have a teacher that would be good with kids for sure. I just recently started taking piano lessons and I'm 39 years old. It's something I have wanted to do for a long time and decided it was time. My objective is to play for my church someday. That would be the greatest thing I could see myself doing. I don't want to be a huge musician, just play at church. I'm having a blast so far. I've learned a scale and Chopsticks so far.