I got my son a cheap Casio keyboard to try and keep him out of the studio. He snubbed it immediately and claimed the minilogue instead!
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My son (8) comes up with fantastic Volca FM patches, I quite often have to reach over and save the patch real quick and then let him get back to it.
He really loved the OP-1, although mostly he liked repitching samples. Thereās something about that that kids seem to find amazing/hilarious, when the sample involves a voice at least. I sold that to fund a Peak, no regrets but he wasnāt happy about it.
Most current fun thing for both him and my daughter is chromatic mode on the Rytm. They like the colours as well as the sounds.
I did decide to get him his own battery powered keyboard for his birthday so that it can live in the kidsā room and always be visible and available to be turned on and played. Yamaha PSS-A50. Itās been quite successful. It has velocity sensitivity, an arpeggiator, drum sounds (for which the arpeggiator creates rhythms) and basic recording functionality. Same keybed as the Refaces apparently. Would recommend.
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No song mode?
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No. Also - but thankfully - no demo mode. Which means they actually have to make the music themselves. Demo modes on kids keyboards are a curse.
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Yep, I remember driving my entire family, including myself demented with the melody demo on my Casio VL Tone circa 1980. Not the Da Da Da drum beat, I loved that, the little ditty tune! TORTURE!!!
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ARGHHHHGG!
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Thatās horrible! Couldnāt even listen to the whole videoā¦
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PT-20 is where it all started for me.
Got a sudden flood of nostalgia from that beige carry pouch, I had forgotten about that.
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A kid or a Casio VL?
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Gotta sample that snare! 
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All the age of 7 my son demanded his first set of pads - way, way bigger and more durable than any Iāve ever had - and heavy duty sticks, but not much variation to the percussive sounds he got out of them mind you. Then two years later, bigger and tougher ones - sounded pretty much the same though. This happened cca every two years until finally his manager provided him with some! It seriously messed up my gear purchasing plans.
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Im so glad this wasnt a thread about the movie Kids.
He was jamming out on a As1 last night along with the OT, but I was too proud, and nervious to take a photo.
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I very much hope you ddnāt share that big spliff in your hand with your offspring!
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Now wait a secondā¦thatās his hand.
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Heās either got the longest arms of any kid that age, or your making terrible excuses. I suspect the latter.
Well I mean he is in the ninety percentile for kids his age.
Great picture there. 
Yes, look into Suzuki, Kodaly, Orff ways of learning music and pick one or a combination you feel most suitable. The ability to realize melody, harmony, and rhythm during childhood is not to be underestimated!
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A Casio VL
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