Now that Im in my 30s, I seriously regret letting my music expose lapse. I played bassoon and trumpet in high school. Did damn well with the bassoon. Played a bit in college too. Then sold the bassoon to buy bitcoin. Then sold all the BTC way too soon. lol.
Now I want to pick up a fun instrument and am looking for a minimal barrier to entry. Being decently musically talented, I expect to progress quickly, but still have a career and other shit to worry about. Mostly I want to learn some fun songs, maybe start making up my own in a year or so.
What appeals to me:
Piano: Flexibility in what you can play. Two hands, endless potential for complexity, tons of instructional support. Everything can be played on the piano. Im not too worried about this. From what Ive read its easy(er) to learn and hard to master. Thats fine, Im in my 30s, Im not mastering anything, and Im okay with that.
Violin: The most emotional instrument for me. I love it. It hits somewhere for me that nothing else does. My big concern is the level of technique and time required to actually sound good. Will I be able to shred some decently complex arrangements in 6 months? Vibrato with the hands seems unnatural and hard.
Guitar: I grew up in the 90s so its kinda the default thing to learn, which makes it seem easy in my mind. I love the diversity: acoustic, electric, etc and how different and cool the guitar can make songs sound. Same concerns at the violin with the technique stuff. Ive has problems with my wrists and the guitar when Ive tried to play before.
Im also really into tactile feel of things. The violin seems a little more visceral to me. IDK. Pick one and Ill give it a shot.
Submitted May 20, 2022 at 03:26AM by Caribou_Lit https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/utn1te/should_i_pick_up_the_guitar_violin_or_piano/?utm_source=ifttt