So, I'm finishing this year at my local music school (not University) withthe drums, I really like the energy discharge and the easy to play along for the drums, since I played bass for something like 14 years it was really interesting to do a deep dive into the more rhytmic part of music.
I'm 30 yo, and I played lots of different instruments (Sax for 2 years, clarinet for 1 year, tried flute too for 1 year, a bit of guitar too with a focus on fingerstyle and now 1 year of drums);
I mostly play by myself, I would like to join a band too in the near future, but It's kinda hard to do it with a receptionist job, and I'm deciding what to play next year.
I quite enjoyed drums and probably still keep to play them by myself, but I'm missing the melodic part of trying to replicate a melody or study an actual song, so, I was thinking to start studying something melodic again, but I'm quite unsure about which instrument to play.
I don't like piano too much, I have a hard time splitting my brain in doing 2 different things.
All of my teachers said that I have a great ear for rhythm, and am quite proficient with my breath control (even the flute teacher!), I don't know if I should pick them again; I listen to completely different genres of music, so verastility of the instrument is a must.
Can you give me some suggestions?
Submitted April 15, 2026 at 07:59AM by Jackobusss https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1sm2pku/im_in_a_bit_of_pinch_what_should_i_study_in/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Wednesday, April 15, 2026