I wanted to sing at age 5 and I told my parents/dad, but they didn't do anything. I couldn't do much at age 5. I couldn't even remember things in kindergarten, like where to put your papers. I asked my mom at 7 again, and I was put in choir by age 8. I didn't have music class in Pre-K. I remember listening to the soothing/enlightening toddler music as a toddler, tho.
I remember saying a lot I want to play the flute at least starting around age 6 or 7, but my parents never said anything.
If I knew I could rent an oboe of late, I would have. I was attracted to accompanying musicals.
I was gonna take private singing, but I changed to violin. I had just seen violin playing that looked exciting for the 1st time, like it took me 30 years to mature into this.
I got a little keyboard when I was 2, 3, or 4. I thought it was cool, but it was so small and I didn't play. My dad helped me learn Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, but he doesn't really play. I was put in piano at age 9 1/2. I ended up being a Piano major in Music Education. I got a violin as a present at age 16 I think, tho. I thought it was too late but didn't hate it nor play with it much. I never got the right kind of shoulder rest. I took String class my 1st year of college for Music Education, and I felt I did pretty good and was praised strongly. I stuck with violin the whole year.