Instrument Guide
Students are required to bring their own instruments to lessons, except for Piano, Drums and Singing Lessons.
Recommended instruments to bring to lessons:
Keyboard - 61 Keys with touch response. Students are also required to bring a pair of headphones.
We recommend purchasing or renting a keyboard from KBB music or music works.
Below are some recommended Keyboard models:
Guitar - A suitable size guitar depending on your child's age and height. We recommend purchasing a guitar with Nylon strings from KBB music, Rock shop, Music Works or Artist Guitars.
Guitar size guide:
1/2 Size Guitar - 5-8 Years, 100 - 125cm height.
3/4 Size Guitar - 8-12 Years, 125 - 165cm height.
Full Size Guitar - 12+ years, 165cm+ height.
Violin - A suitable size Violin depending on your child's age and arm length. We recommend purchasing or renting a violin from KBB music or music works.
Violin size guide:
1/4 Size Violin - 5-7 Years, 47cm arm length.
1/2 Size Violin - 7-9 Years, 51cm arm length.
3/4 Size Violin - 9-12 Years, 56cm arm length.
7/8 Size Violin - Small Teen/Adult, 56cm arm length and small hands.
Full Size Violin - 11 years to Adult, 58.5cm arm length and larger hands.
Cello - A suitable size Cello depending on your child's age and arm length. We recommend purchasing or renting a Cello from KBB music or music works.
Cello size guide:
1/4 Size Cello - 6-8 Years, 110 - 123cm height
1/2 Size Cello - 8-10 Years, 123 - 140cm height
3/4 Size Cello - 10-12 Years, 140 - 152cm height
Full Size Cello - 12 years to Adult, 152cm+ height
Recorder - AULOS 205 Recorder (Available to purchase from our Music School office or KBB music).
Ukulele - We recommend purchasing a Soprano Ukulele from KBB music or music works, it's best to avoid toy Ukulele's as these tend to go out of tune very quickly.
Trumpet - We recommend purchasing or renting a Trumpet from KBB music or music works.
Flute - We recommend purchasing or renting a Flute from KBB music or music works.
Saxophone - We recommend purchasing or renting a Saxophone from KBB music or music works.
Clarinet - We recommend purchasing or renting a Clarinet from KBB music or music works.
KBB Music rentals page: KBB Music
Music Works rentals page: Music Works
