Tiny children playing big guitars

This video made me do a double-take. How are these children able to play such big guitars so well? The little girl in the middle is the one to watch extra closely.

The music is certainly precisely played. For many years I taught guitar lessons, and I could never teach such a young child to confidently play a bar chord (you’ll see a few of these in this video). I’m stunned and staggered and delighted to see and hear the music, but a little wary about how hard these children had to be pushed to reach this performance level. I’d love to know more about the teaching methods . . .

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Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on civil rights (including First Amendment), consumer law litigation and appellate practice. At this website often writes about censorship, corporate news media corruption and cognitive science. He is also a working musician, artist and a writer, having founded Dangerous Intersection in 2006. Erich lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his two daughters.

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    Mark Tiedemann

    The kid in the middle seems to be the one who's really into it. The rest are either concentrating too much or it's rote playing.

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