That is exactly it. When the child can play he will not have stage fright. I took lessons as an adult from a guy who taught bluegrass banjo. I went to many a bluegrass event where the kid was barely walking and he/she was on stage with an instrument with his family. I've even seen the kids go on stage sick because an adult in their life said they were going to go.

Do they stick with it? Sometimes. Other times I saw kids completely walk way from it when they were young teenagers because they were tired of it.

...Deb