I feel like I am in a relatively strange position for a music learner. For complicated reasons I have owned a teenage engineering OP-Z for a few years despite not being a musician. I own no other instruments and my musical experience is limited to a few piano lessons as a kid. Occasionally I will doodle around on the OP-Z, but I have never given it much consistent effort. Recently, however, I have moved into a sharehouse with some friends who play various instruments and have been very motivated to learn more to play with them. I have been able to produce some stuff that I'm pleasantly surprised with, but I'd like to learn more and I'm feeling a bit directionless.
So, I am wondering if anyone has any recommendations for resources/exercises to help me get better at using my machine? I am reasonably comfortable with the features of the OP-Z and because of my general curiosity my knowledge of music theory is comparable to that of my friends who play instruments. With a bit of working out I can go from a chord name/number to its notes on a keyboard and I know the basics of how rhythm works. I have access to a guitar, a piano and a drumkit which I've been using to experiment but I do want to focus on my own instrument. I know that this is probably not the most efficient way to learn how to make music, but it is what I'm motivated to do.
Any help is appreciated!
Submitted December 15, 2025 at 12:30AM by quinnbutnotreally https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1pmxbrd/where_to_start_as_a_beginner_who_only_has_a/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Sunday, December 14, 2025