I sooo wanted to play clarinet (still do), but my mom wouldn't let me. It's a good thing she didn't, though. Other kids would have made so much fun of me, especially at my school. So I got to play my aunt's old french horn that she left at my grandma's house.
We got to start music in 4th grade. My mother played a record with all the sounds of the instruments so we could pick the whose sound we liked best. I picked the French Horn. Unfortuantely, the elementary school district I was in does not allow you to play french horn, so I had to play trumpet.
Then in Junior high school I had the opportunity to switch to French Horn and did so immediately !!!!!!!! I am so glad I did!