Top 10 Musical Instruments Parents Want Their Kids to Learn

Plenty of people might dream in their younger days about learning an instrument and don’t because they don’t want to annoy their family. But, contrary to popular belief, most parents actually want their kids to learn a musical instrument.

A new study conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Guitar Center surveyed 2,000 parents about their musical choices for their children, and found that 82% of parents think it’s important that their kids learn to play an instrument.

The survey revealed one of every four can play an instrument — with 17% picking up old musical habits during the coronavirus pandemic and 37% saying they’d learned an instrument in the past but don’t currently play anything. A quarter of respondents said they have never learned an instrument and only 9% of parents said their children hadn’t yet expressed any interest in learning an instrument.

In addition, 26% believe that music education should be encouraged in schools, and 29% think it should be required or prioritized at school.

It was a close thing as to which was the most popular choice, but the instrument parents most want to hear being practiced in their home is the piano.

The top 10 looks like this:

1. Piano/keyboard: 18%
2. Drums: 17%
3. Violin: 16%
4. Electric guitar: 15%
5. Acoustic guitar: 14%
6. Trumpet: 14%
7. Flute: 13%
8. Percussion: 13%
9. Vocals/singing: 13%
10. Saxophone: 13%

More than half — 1,200 — of the parents surveyed said they have played at least one instrument in their lifetime.

Hopefully this helps encourage more music in the world!

Source: https://bit.ly/39NWKph