Give music classes to Dad, Mom or grandparents

To give music classes to his father, his mother or his grandparents works best when they connect with a wish they have already have: the guitar they have never learned, the piano of childhood, the desire to sing well. If you are not sure about that wish, ask with a cover before deciding. And choose the format by thinking about their routine: at home if they prefer to avoid travelling, virtual if they live in another town.

Here we help you to decide between surprise and direct question, to choose instrument and teacher, and to put forward the gift so that it doesn't stay in a single class.

To sum up

The best class gift connects with a wish that your father, your mother or your grandfather have mentioned.
If you are unsure, investigate with indirect questions or give the experience and let them choose the instrument.
Home classes avoid displacement and virtual classes serve if they live far away with a relative who helps with technologies.
He presents his gift with something tangible: a card with the song they're about to learn, an atril or a notebook of music.
He goes with the process: He wants to know how his public goes and never make him an obligation.

Why give away music classes

At a certain age, many parents and grandparents have all the objects they need. What they don't always have is time dedicated to something of their own. Some music classes are a gift of experience: a new project, a weekly meeting with someone who teaches them and the possibility of meeting something they have been applying for years.

There are especially outstanding dates: Mother's Day and Father's Day, a round birthday, Christmas, an anniversary or the arrival of a pension. The latter may be best, as it coincides with a new free time to fill.

Surprise or ask first?

It's a big doubt. A more exciting surprise but if you don't connect with a real wish you can stay in the first class. Here are the options and when each one works:

Ways to propose a gift
Option	It works when	Riesgo
Total surprise	They have told you so many times what they have to learn.	That their schedule or format doesn't suit them.
Surprise with clues	That's what you're trying to say. That's what you're talking about.	To misfigure and have to change instrument.
Open gift	You know they love music, but they don't have to play.	He's lost some surprise, but most of his time's right.
Ask directly	They're practice people who prefer to decide.	No big deal but lose the surprise.

How to figure out without revealing the gift

He asks at a casual conversation: "Do you ever want to learn how to play something?"
See what music they play, what songs they sing at meetings and what instrument they watch at videos.
He looks for clues at his place: a guitar put up in his closet, an old keyboard, a singer.
He wants help from a brother, an uncle or his partner: sometimes they know more about them.

Home or Virtual: What format to give

The format can decide if the gift will be enjoyed or become a load. Think about the routine of whoever will get it:

At home, If they live in and around Bogotá and choose to stay and do not move. The teacher arrives at his house and works with his own instrument, with no cold, tracksuit or stairwell.
Virtual, if they live in another town or in the countryside, or if they have very variable schedules. They require a phone or a tablet with good connection and someone to help them set up the first class.
Combined, if they live close but travel often, or if they want to start face to face and continue online.

Check the benefits of each modality in [home or virtual music classes]](/blog/clases-de-musica-a-domicilio-o-virtuales)If you give virtual classes to an older person, the best complement is your time: an afternoon to leave everything ready and with the first class.

How to choose instrument and teacher

Be guided by the music they love, and not by what you think's easier:

Ideas of instrument according to their tastes
If she likes...	Considera
Bread, tang, serenades	Acoustic guitar or singing.
Classical or church music	Piano or singing.
Bambucos, hallways, Andean music	Tipple or guitar.
Singing at all meetings	I'm singing and later a choir.
Something new, without knowing what	Piano or keyboard: lt's very versatile to start with.

If the person's more than 60, check as well what instrument to learn after his 60'swhere we compare options by hands, back and audition.

He looks for patience, experience with adults and warm treatment as far as teacher's concerned. A medio tono each teacher is evaluated prior to his first class in music, pedagogy and human quality and in his [teachers directory]](/profes) you can see profiles by instrument: piano[singing]](/clases/canto) or guitarand others.

How to present the gift

A gift of experience gain a great deal if it comes with something that can be opened. Some ideas:

A card made by you with the title of the first song they're gonna learn.
A useful accessory: an atril, a music notebook or a big print score.
A video of the grandchildren singing or playing, inviting grandfather or grandmother to join.
The date and time of the first class have been agreed, so that the gift starts at once.

About the cost: The value of the classes depends on the format, duration and frequency. The most useful thing to write about by WhatsApp and telling them who's the gift for, where she lives and what she wants to learn and how to put the plan with that information.

That's so that the gift doesn't stay in a class

He's with his first class, especially if it's virtual or if your dad or your mom's shy.
He asks how it goes every week, curious and without pressure.
Be his public: ask them to touch what they are learning and celebrate.
If they have no instrument, help them get that once their teacher recommends them what.
Keep up his rhythm: Don't compare his advance with his grandkids.

Frequently asked questions

What first gift: class or instrument?

Classes. Teacher can guide what instrument, what size and what quality they agree with the person's hands and tastes. Thus you avoid buying something that doesn't suit his or her needs.

Can I give lessons to someone living outside of Bogotá?

That's right, with virtual classes and you just need a stable connection, a cell phone or a tablet and a little help with the first connection.

Can my parents have their classes together?

A class shared as a couple or a small group is a very good choice, especially if they choose matching tools, as guitar and singing.

What if they don't like it at the end?

It can come to pass. To talk with the teacher to adjust the Repertoire or to try another instrument usually resolves it. And if they did, at least they lived their experience and they will know what they do not want, and that counts as well.

Music classes as a gift for Dad, Mom or grandparents