I think my oldest ever has been nearly 80 (now deceased)

My youngest has been 5, and in the past I have always said that my prefererred age to start was 6. However, I am slightly re-thinking this nowadays.

Oldest - 65. Youngest - 7. This is for clarinet so 7 is quite young.

Oldest - 90 (beat that!). He came regularly for lessons until a few weeks ago.

Youngest ..4 years old. Oldest 86 years young.

Youngest- 5
Eldest- 70

Currently 6 to 68, but in the past up to 75.

Youngest 4 (oh, wait - I think she had a birthday this week!) oldest currently 40s, but 60s and 70s in previous years.

Youngest - 5
Eldest - 82

5 - 50

5 years old for clari?

Nope : that's a recorder player. Like you, my youngest clarinettist was (is in this case) 7.

Hope he provided an excuse note from his parents!

5 to grandmother. I'm too polite to ask

I regard anything younger than that to be very much a specialism in its own right, regardless of instrument, which I have no experience with.

Youngest- 5 on clarinet- on an Eb...... she's gorgeous and is the child of the person who looked after my children when they were little.....

Oldest...... 16...... but will be 17 in September.... haven't had any adults and the kids that began with me when they were 9 or 10 are now 15 / 16.....

Youngest was 4 when she started, but I don't really like starting them off so young. Oldest was 82 - - not a complete beginner, but returning to it after nearly 70 years as lessons were interrupted by the war. Went on to take both piano and theory grades 1 -3, all with merits and distinctions. Has now eased into playing just for pleasure at the age of 87!

Youngest was 4 but is now 5! Oldest 70++ but is not having lessons at the moment. I love teaching across all age groups

Youngest - 3 (eeep)
Oldest - not sure of exact age but certainly late 70s if not a little more.

I had a foetus* on the waiting list...Does that count ?

(*Now a big 'n beautiful baby boy).

A friend of mine runs classes for mothers in their 22nd week of pregnancy (when hearing develops).

Youngest was 4, and came to a music club I used to run for infant school children through the music service. She could play a few notes on the recorder and had fun with singing and percussion.

Youngest private pupil was just 6, for piano but I prefer to start them later these days. Oldest was a 72 year old beginner on the clarinet. He passed his Grade 1 at 74 and came for lessons for about another year after that.

My own DD1 could read music and play all kinds of tunes using B,A,G on the recorder at 3.5. DD2 is 4 and nowhere near this. Of course, it fizzled out fairly quickly with DD1, but she took it up seriously at 5.5, and 15 months later is now working towards Grade 3 recorder, has done her piano Prep Test and reached Grade 1 level on the flute after six lessons However, a career in sport is probably not beckoning!!

Wow, Cyrilla... I don't think anyone can beat that!!

youngest was 4 (now I prefer teaching from 6) oldest 70+

Oldest - 70s, Youngest - 6 (curved head flute!), but I've also had an 8 year old sax player...he was about the same size as the instrument but very enthusiastic, and he's now 9 and working towards his Grade 2

Right now I have the widest age range I have ever worked with. The youngest is 6 - an outstanding little girl who has just learnt and mastered not one but three Grade One pieces BY EAR and performed one of them (to tumultous applause apparently) at her end of term primary school concert. She started violin in November and I am a little bit staggered by her.

My oldest, also a complete beginner, is about to turn 70 and has been learning Viennese 'Laendler' pieces this week. I am very, very proud of them both!