So I’m in my 30s and I suddenly really want to learn how to make beats and perhaps sing over them. I’ve never played any instrument and I know zero music theory but I have a decent singing voice. I’ve played around in GarageBand just making covers. But I do not know what I’m doing.
I don’t want to get something like ableton unless this becomes something I really want. (I think you get 3 months free tho, so that could be worth it.) But also I have a friend who uses it and I know it’s pretty difficult to learn, and she has been a musician her whole life. I can’t imagine as such a noob that I’d be able to pick up on it.
Where should I start? Music theory? Continuing to play around on GarageBand? Which YouTube videos should I watch?
I’m probably going to just start with covers and go from there. My main concern is I don’t want to learn any bad habits.
Let me know where to start!
Submitted November 11, 2025 at 02:00PM by BumblebeeMost3895 https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1oueu7x/starting_from_scratch_whats_the_best_way_to_learn/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Tuesday, November 11, 2025