It’s a question instructors at Music Motive receive all of the time. When should I start? 
Is he or she too young? Am I too old? Is there a magic age to learn an instrument or artistic talent? First the easy answer, “The best time to start is now.” With that said, please allow me to present some variables to complicate matters a bit further.
Some instruments appear easier for the younger set to pick-up at earlier ages than others. Case in point: the drums. Drumming is a great starter for children, perhaps as young as 4 years of age. A good second choice would be another instrument from the percussion family, the piano. *Where-as guitar and/or other like stringed instruments can be a bit more challenging; due to very small hands and awkward fingering positions necessary to present a plausible note.
What about the other side of the spectrum such as mature adults in their golden years? Is it too late? No, it’s never too late. And, it is in my opinion (supported with much observation); that more mature students take their lesson plans much more seriously. Yes, it may be more difficult, and test your patience to learning something new during your later years of life, but isn’t that what life is all about? If we stop learning what are we? How exciting it is to learn something new, and to release the beautiful sounds trapped for so long inside our minds, body and spirit!
*Prodigies: A prodigy as defined by Dictionary.com, is a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities. However, in my experience prodigies come in all ages, shapes and sizes. I have witnessed a blind youth walking up to a piano without any prior documented experience and suddenly playing a song. I also watched a 3 year old walk up to a snare drum, and perform a proper star tuning pattern on the head’s lug nuts. I asked the father, “Are you a drummer,” he replied, “No.” I continued, ”Then how does he know how to tune a drum? He’s implementing the proper pattern, as if he has a tuning key in his hand.” “It’s the first time he’s ever seen a drum,” the father replied.
Some things we simply can’t explain. If at age 50, you find yourself sitting down behind a guitar for the first time, and a song just comes out. That’s called heart. The more of it you have, the more you will enjoy your time at Music Motive.
Perhaps today is the day to start.
Written by Music Motivator Lou Mars
Music Motive 
Good article Lou! and so true, especially for the children! They are imprinted with the music through their DNA, Indigo Children are a good example of that innate ability to express themselves musically without prior knowledge or experience! To provide a musical environment to our children gives them the best opportunity to expand their world through creative expression! Show them the way of passion, compassion and love…let their spirit do the rest! They WILL change the world for the betterment of mankind, if we let them!
Robi
Peace Thru Music
I couldn’t agree with you more Robi.
Thank you for taking the time to support our future artists.
–Lou Mars
Keep the Music Alive!