Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Cool Pink Acoustic Guitars

By Jay Tyler

You might be a bit taken aback if your tween daughter has been pleading with you to get a pink acoustic guitar. You probably associate guitars with moody teenage boys, not young girls who used to pretend to be princesses and play dress-up just a few years ago. You will probably think it best to buy an inexpensive guitar in case your little girl loses interest. However, before you let her give it up, you should try and encourage her to keep at it.

It is a popular idea nowadays for a girl to want to play music and you should encourage this. This can be because of TV shows like Hannah Montana, who is a young girl pop star. There are good things and bad things about a girl wanting to be a star. As parents, you can use the desire your girl has for a pink acoustic guitar and turn it into a viable interest.

Guitar playing gives young girls a wonderful means to express their feelings in a healthy way. Young people, and specifically young girls, face a huge amount of peer pressure than in previous times. They face social expectations, worries about body image, pressures regarding sex and stress about performing well in school. Girls seem to turn pressure or pain inward on themselves with often drastic results. By supporting girls in their efforts to express their feelings, both good and bad, through playing guitar, this can help them make sense of their emotions while still retaining their privacy.

Even in the solitude of her own space your daughter can release her emotions in a creative way and express herself. And this can be a very good thing, as we all know as parents, the teenage years can be a bit hectic. Her guitar songs are hers alone, and she does not have to share them with anyone. Parents can gain insight into what their daughter is going through that she may not normally mention by encouraging her to perform, even if it is just for the family after dinner.

Before you buy a guitar for your child there are a few things you should think about. First, don't just buy the cheapest guitar you can find. Her first guitar, even if it is a pink acoustic guitar, should not be bought in the toy section of your local discount store. Even an experienced guitarist would have a problem playing a cheap instrument. So find a music store in your area. Make her first guitar a good experience.

There are various guitars that are visually appealing to girls. The Daisy Rock is a popular company that specializes guitars designed just for girls. It is with a good reason they call themselves The Girl Guitar Company. They sell a variety of guitars from plain pink acoustic guitars to heart and butterfly shaped guitars.

Rather than making your little girls first guitar a surprise gift, take her to the store with you when you shop for it. Each guitar is a little bit different so each pink acoustic guitar is not made in the same way. By allowing your daughter to choose her own guitar, she will get the one that feels best in her hands and the one that sounds just right to her and it will earn a special place in her heart.

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