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An Old Key Board
Though I never really thought my brother�s old key board would be important one day, I am very glad that I saved it. It is not very big, and I don�t think it cost very much when he bought it, but is has actually come in very handy when I thought it was just a cheap toy that no one would ever use. My daughter has a love of music, and she knows many people who are in rock bands. This leads her to believe that she wants to be in a rock band one day too. She wanted to play a guitar, but at age three she just couldn�t handle it.
Finally, I dug into my closet and found the key board. This was something that she could play with without needing assistance, and it made just the right amount of noise to keep her happy. What I didn�t remember was that my brother had written the name of the note on each key for some reason, and apparently my husband explained to her that they were the names of the notes. After a few days, she came out with her key board and explained to me that these were the notes and she played them for me. Not bad for a three year old.
It has been two years and she is still playing the key board in her room. She loves the different sounds she can get it to make, and many of the preset songs are there for her to play along with whenever she wants. She has gotten a lot of fun out of it, and she has even started to write her own songs. Granted, they aren�t really songs, but as long as she thinks they are, and she has fun playing and singing them, then who am I to complain?
I would recommend a small key board for any child to play with, just make sure it has a volume adjustment on it. Some children love everything to be loud, and it might make a parent nuts after a while. They are easy to play with, and it is great for learning and imagination, which are both essential for all children. A decent key board does not have to cost a lot of money either. Not only will it be a great gift, it will be one that can be easily and cheaply replaced if something were to happen to it.
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