From the children's physiological and cognitive characteristics, piano, electric piano, electronic organ and other keyboard instruments are the first choice for children's enlightenment music. The reasons are as follows: 1. Fixing the pitch of keyboard instruments is helpful to the formation of children's ability to distinguish pitch. B. The learning of piano and electronic organ is operated by eyes and hands, which is conducive to the cultivation of coordination and the development of both sides of the brain, especially the right brain; No matter which instrument you choose, you should pay attention to solfeggio and ear training at the beginning, because learning music is not only learning to play and sing, but also learning to appreciate. The best solfeggio tools are keyboard instruments, such as piano; Children under 2.3 years old have small lung capacity and have difficulty in learning to play, so it is best not to choose this instrument.

Try to choose portable musical instruments for children to play on various occasions. Many parents and children want to perform on stage, which can cultivate their self-confidence and pride. It is recommended to learn western musical instruments first. Western musicians can use the staff, which can be in line with international standards. It will be much easier to identify the notation on national musical instruments in the future.

Matters needing attention for children to learn musical instruments:

1. According to children's mental development and physical development. Children aged 3-4 learn musical instruments earlier. At the age of five, he began to learn keyboard instruments such as piano, electronic organ and accordion, and at the age of six, he began to learn stringed instruments such as violin and erhu. Generally speaking, it will be better to learn stringed instruments after learning keyboard instruments for one year and basically mastering intonation and rhythm.

2. Family economic status. Children need to buy a piano, a teacher, music lessons, books, music scores and audio-visual materials. While children are learning the piano, they can also consider taking part in exams, musical instrument competitions and other activities. In addition, some musical instruments need to be replaced in the learning process. For example: violin, erhu, accordion, etc. If the family's economic conditions are not good, you can consider choosing a musical instrument, such as flute and cucurbit silk.

3. hobbies. Each instrument has its own unique charm and is worth learning. However, not all musical instruments can arouse children's same interest. In the case of a wide variety of musical instruments, parents can let their children have more contact with musical instruments: let their children listen to the sounds of various musical instruments and let them see what these musical instruments look like. Through daily communication with children, you will find out which instrument children pay more attention to. Because the best teacher for children is interest.

4. Children's own qualities. Each musical instrument has its own characteristics, so the requirements for the players' own quality and conditions are different. For example, playing the piano requires slender fingers and learning violin, erhu and other musical instruments. In addition to the length of the finger, the little finger has a special requirement, that is, the tip of the little finger should reach the first joint line of the ring finger. Of course, these requirements are not absolute, but if children's physical qualities meet these requirements, learning will be much easier.