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Start Here — Choosing a First Instrument
- What instrument should my child play?
- School band instruments, section by section
- The easiest instrument to learn as an adult
- Buying a used instrument
- What a first instrument really costs
- The first-year checklist
- Ask the band director first
- The best instruments to learn in an apartment
- The best first instrument for a five-year-old
- The best instruments for seniors to learn
- The best music theory books for beginners
Guitar, Bass and Ukulele for Beginners
- The best beginner guitars
- The best beginner acoustic guitars
- The best beginner electric guitars
- The best beginner bass guitars
- The best beginner guitars for adults
- What size guitar does a child need?
- The best guitar for a 10-year-old
- Guitar starter kits: what's in the box, and what isn't
- The best beginner guitar amps
- Guitar strings for beginners
- When to change guitar strings
- The best guitar method books
- Acoustic or electric for a beginner?
- The best beginner guitars for small hands
- The best first guitar for a teenager
- How to tune a guitar
- The best electric guitars for kids
- The best guitar capos for beginners
- The best guitar straps for beginners
- Guitar picks for beginners
- The best left-handed guitars for beginners
- Guitar humidifiers, and whether you need one
Keyboards and Digital Pianos for Beginners
- The best beginner keyboards
- The best digital pianos for beginners
- How many keys does a beginner need?
- Weighted or semi-weighted keys?
- Keyboard or digital piano?
- Piano bench height, and why it matters
- The best piano method books
- Keyboard starter kits: what you actually need
- The best keyboards for kids
- The best digital pianos for adult beginners
- Digital piano versus acoustic piano
- When to upgrade a digital piano, and what to buy next
- Do you need a sustain pedal for a digital piano?
- The best piano and keyboard benches
Violin, Viola and Cello for Beginners
Violin
- Violin size chart
- The best beginner violins
- The best beginner violins for adults
- Violin starter outfits: what's in the case
- Violin bows for beginners
- Violin rosin, explained
- How to rosin a violin bow
- When to change violin strings
- The best violin method books
- When to upgrade from a beginner violin
- Violin, viola or cello?
- Student violin brands compared
- The best violin strings for beginners
School Band Instruments for Beginners
Trumpet
Flute
Clarinet
Saxophone
Rent or Buy an Instrument — The Actual Math
Accessories, Care and Practice
- The best tuners for beginners
- The best metronomes for beginners
- How to use a metronome
- The best music stands
- Violin cases for students
- The best guitar stands
- Headphones for digital piano practice
- Setting up a practice space
- Violin shoulder rests for beginners
- The best keyboard stands for beginners
- Instrument cases for school band students
- Hearing protection for young musicians
- Music stand lights
- Instrument stands for school band instruments