This user-friendly guide covers a variety of issues such as choosing the right instrument, how to set practice guidelines, how parents can talk about music with their children, and ways to inspire children and enhance their creativity and confidence. Includes a list of frequently asked questions, a handy guide to musical terms, and lots of tables and charts throughout for easy reference. After an introduction, this book is divided into three sections. Section one, Select the Right Instrument, contains the following chapters: (1) Getting Started; (2) "Tools for Selecting Your Perfect Instrument"; and (3) "Buying and Renting Instruments: What to Expect." Section two, Practice Makes Perfect" contains: (4) "What Is Practice?"; and (5) "Practice Smart: Strategies for Young Musicians." Finally, section three, Secrets of the Pros, includes the two remaining chapters in the book: (6) "Building Basics"; and (7) "Focus on Musicality." Appended are: (1) College and Beyond; (2) Private Lessons; (3) Instrument Nuts and Bolts; and (4) Annotated Book List.