Any musicians here? Question for you.

[amsterdam]

I feel it inside me to really learn a instrument and write music. I play around and write "lyrics" but I don't have the musical talent to put it to music. Two years ago my parents got me a guitar for Christmas and I played around with it, but didn't get serious about it. Actually holding down the strings hurt my hands (I have really skinny hands). So, I got discouraged. But I have this bug in me to be creative in this way. My brother (who can pick up anything and learn it... I've nicknamed him Radiohead), says it's best to start with a keyboard. Does anyone have any opinions on this? I want to learn, but I want it to be easy to learn.

Thanks~
8)

Jen

[busybeeburns]

Well the strings wont hurt for a while once you get calluses, thats what put me off but now ive got tips harder than steel :D

Keyboard is cool, I'd like to be able to play that :)

[Maria C]

I play piano but am not very good because i'm far too lazy. And i also randomly play the trumpet. Honestly, its the most useless instrument ever!!! :D Keyboards not hard to learn, and i would like to be able to play really well. Sorry useless useless post. Merry Christmas. :D

[Buttercup]

If that makes you feel any better Maria, I used to play the piano and the violin for a little bit, but now I've managed to completely forget how to play them! Talking about useless... :D :shock: :roll:

[brill as pie]

i play guitar, and honestly its an swesome instrument. i wish i could play better then what i do. but dont give up on it just cause it hurts your fingers...like ian said that passes when you get calluses, and then theres that cramp feeling you get in your hand when you first start a new difficult chord, ignore that too...its just your muscles doing something they're never done before. they get use to it too. trust me get lessons, practise hard and you'll thank yourself later.

[fifi]

yeah my brother tried teaching me the guitar and at first it hurts ur fingers but then ya get used t0o it, it was the not being allowed have long nails part that annoyed me but in the end when i learnt a bit it was worth it!! :D keyboard is also fun but drums are definately the best!!! :) god with all these musicians we should start the coldplaying forum band!! ;) :lol:

[Victoria]

Yeah, I play the guitar too - used to teach it too - and I promise you it's like the others say, you soon get used to the new things you're asking your fingers and hands to do. Then it doesn't hurt anymore IF you keep up the practice! Little and often is my motto - better to do 10 minutes every day than an hour or two once a week. I started on the piano and had lessons at school, but although I still enjoy it, I'm not able to express myself on the piano in the same way as the guitar. If you really feel that need to learn an instrument, but don't know what, then try a few - in the end, you'll find the one that is really for YOU. Don't get put off by trying and not getting on with it - it's not a failure to try different things. Good luck, don't spend too much money, and HAPPY CHRISTMAS! :-)

[brill as pie]

also you should be playing with nylon strings not steal, their much nicer to your fingers when you just starting out.

[Katharina]

I played the piano for 10 years... and organ in church for about 5 years. I had a great time!! But well, practice wasn't really my favorite part about it so I finally decided to quit. What a shame though... :shock:

[God]

ive played the piano for four years but now ive given up taking lessons and i just mess around and make up my own thing, its more fun, i play a bit of mandolin too. I'd recoment learning the keyboard first, i find it easier and its quite a good base for learning other instruments :D merry christmas to everyone by the way :-)

[Katharina]

Yeah, Merry Christmas to y'all!!! :-)

[Hicksy]

he heee - great nickname "Radiohead" :D

i play guitar and it often hurts but then the best things in life often do :)

[bethany]

play the piano, because it helps with all instruments, it's great to start with. plus you can play sooooo many different styles of music, and mix and match it with other instruments. plus it's easy to pick up. :-)

[jpxdude]

Hi there!

I think it would be a good idea to learn the piano, I played it for around 5-6 years, and you really come to appreciate the music, if you really get into it, then your creativity will shine, guitar is great too, but you gotta go with what you want to do and persist, I did guitar for a few months and still mess around at times, yeah sure, the strings will hurts your fingers to begin with, but when you keep playing, your tips will toughen up and get well 'ard :) and use a nylon string guitar if you dont wanna be cutting up your fingers!! good luck

jpxdude :D

[bodman]

Learn both... why not advance your musical vocabulary to both instruments? Then you will be able to read guitar tab, and play it on piano, or read sheet music, and play it on guitar. Just my $0.02, but you will have so many more options if you learn both. Oh and if you learn on an electric guitar first, then your fingers wont hurt as much and u can gradually begin to play acoustic too ;)

[Katharina]

Your avatar kicks ass, bodman!!! :D

[bodman]

why thanks ya! ;)

[Hicksy]

does it have any relationship to Sam and Max? :D

[bethany]

hee hee lol

es ist sehr cool

[bodman]

Ja, es ist eine gute avatar.
Danke!
Ich moche die Cactar :)

omg my german is terrible

[weedy_gonzalez]

Ja, es ist eine gute avatar.
Danke!
Ich moche die Cactar

omg my german is terrible

*lol* i agree with you! i mean i like german it sounds great to me but it`s hella difficult! i`ve been basically trying to learn it for 9 years! and i know absulutely nothing! 9 YEARS!

[Victoria]

Hey, maybe you're chasing a star that isn't yours. Maybe yours is still out there - go climb another rainbow ...... ;)

ooh, can't I talk???!!! :D

[weedy_gonzalez]

*lol* vicky what did u smoke?? j/k

[Katharina]

You are all too sweet talking German in here... :D And I agree, it is a difficult but beautiful language, though I do prefer English (surprise!). ;)

And bodman, Dein Kaktus ist wirklich süss!!! Hast Du das verstanden? If not, I'll translate it for you... 8)

[weedy_gonzalez]

i undrestood! *jumps around in excitement*

trust me polish is way MORE difficult than german and english put together.even native speakers make major mistakes.

[fifi]

oh very confuzzled* can hardly speak english!!! :lol:

[bethany]

lol me too, ah well, ich spreche deutsch at odd moments anyway, so i'll get by somehow.

[fifi]

well i can say one line in german and a smidge of french and spanish :? ;)

[bethany]

lol, are you still bilingual, even tho you're not fluent in the language? damn if you have to be fluent

[bethany]

bilingual

did i spell that right?

[fifi]

hmm, thats a good question but you'll neva get a definate answer!! :? :sad: :-D

[shangrila]

I feel it inside me to really learn a instrument and write music. I play around and write "lyrics" but I don't have the musical talent to put it to music. Two years ago my parents got me a guitar for Christmas and I played around with it, but didn't get serious about it. Actually holding down the strings hurt my hands (I have really skinny hands). So, I got discouraged. But I have this bug in me to be creative in this way. My brother (who can pick up anything and learn it... I've nicknamed him Radiohead), says it's best to start with a keyboard. Does anyone have any opinions on this? I want to learn, but I want it to be easy to learn.

Thanks~
8)

Jen
HaHaHa! you sound just like me. So have you made any progress over the months? :?

[Guy'sChick]

oh very confuzzled* can hardly speak english!!! :lol:


LOL :D

[Hicksy]

i love learning msuic but it takes so much time!!! :sad: 8)

[Guy'sChick]

yeah i know what ya mean! i think i still suck with bass

[Victoria]

yeah i know what ya mean! i think i still suck with bass

I bet you're really good.

[Guy'sChick]

oh well i do try to be good

[busybeeburns]

I'm still as shit as I ever was :roll:

[Guy'sChick]

haha i bet you are better then i am!

[Sternly]

I'm kinda late.. Amsterdam If you already started with piano, take some lessons and then play by yourself...... I played with a teacher but he make play The Beatles staff ( god they're so bored) so I quit and started to play Chopin, Beethoven and Mozart ( Don't do that.... It's very frustrating see that yu can´t play somenthing until you practise a 100 times) by myself.... that was very disapointing and frustrating at first, but then I improve my tecnic and take my own conclusions...... and Bingo! I could play almost everything. The IMPORTANT, without a teacher you can play better, you can create your own stuff ( at least I could) and ou don't have the pressure that he/she is a music teacher, with years teaching and all that........ you have to learn somenthing at the begginig... at least in my case everytime I was bored, angry, etc...... I play somenthing ( 1st with a clear Be. and Ch. Influ. ) but then you just find your own style..... For make this short, I recommend you to play the piano......... and please don't lose the "spirit", the love for the piano and music.... you'll start writing only shit............ I can tell you that, I haven't play somenting decent in Months..........

[Sternly]

Sorry.... If you don't like long post just tell me...... Is just as I told you I lost the inspiration in my piano, so now the only thing I can do is write ( don't have much friends to talk with) besides I'm always the only one here... always alone........ but again I'm sorry.......

[Guy'sChick]

awww im sorry but i think its because the time diffrence that when your here the rest of us is in bed dreaming away hehe! and hey post whatever you want :shrug: *HUG* so have you written any songs u wanna shar with us then?

[Sternly]

so have you written any songs u wanna shar with us then?

yes, but not lately......... I'm starting to change my voice.. besides my lyrics are awfull ..

[Guy'sChick]

i think they are better then mine! would love to see some work sometime :D

[Sternly]

I'll try to show you somenthing , but I don't know how..

[Hicksy]

:shock: :P

[Guy'sChick]

:D