When I was a kid, my parents didn't much care for my musical tastes.  This was the case with most of my generation I think.  Parents who grew up with Sinatra or Porter Wagoner didn't much care for Black Sabbath or Kiss.  The crazy sounds Hendrix was coaxing out of his guitar didn't jive with the Elvis or Benny Goodman crowd.  I think it is pretty cool to see parents and kids sharing more of their music today.  It isn't unusual to see a 12 year old come in for lessons to learn some Led Zepplin, nor is it odd to see a parent going to see Avenge Sevenfold with his kid and enjoying it. 

 

I also see so many students reaching outside of the expected demographic and getting into different styles than their peers.  If you judge music by what is offered by the mainstream sources you'd ...

Play a ukulele!  We just got a shipment of Makai Ukes in a few days ago and let me tell you, we can't keep our hands off of them.  They just beg to be picked up and noodled with.  It doesn't take much to get music out of a ukulele.  Every time I walk past one, I pick it up, strum a couple one finger chords and move on.

 

Ukes can be had for relatively little money, but be careful, some aren't much more than toys and tend not to play well or in tune.  The Makai UK 55 and PK 55 sells for $59 and plays like a dream and sounds great.