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I want to learn to play an instrument - get me started...
Posted on 12/31/15 at 1:48 am
Posted on 12/31/15 at 1:48 am
I was an athlete growing up. Bottom line. Football, track, XC and Swim...son of a coach. I coach now and teach. However, I would like to improve myself and learn an instrument. My two favorite to listen to are violin and piano. What are the steps for a 28 year old to make such a commitment? Price, time, etc. Any advice would be helpful.
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Posted on 12/31/15 at 1:49 am to rpg37
just be a rapper
Posted on 12/31/15 at 1:54 am to rpg37
Buy an acoustic guitar and learn an E chord, A chord and a B7 chord...you'll thank me later.
My mother has taught piano my entire life, and I never took. So around 22 years old (33 now) I felt like a real munson for not having talent on piano and decided to teach myself guitar.
Took one month of lessons and never looked back. Get a chord book and PLAY EVERY DAY. Youre a teacher and coach, so practice should be natural for you. Alvarez makes a great guitar for a great price. Best of luck.
Fyi... you'll be strumming some chords IN NO TIME AT ALL.
My mother has taught piano my entire life, and I never took. So around 22 years old (33 now) I felt like a real munson for not having talent on piano and decided to teach myself guitar.
Took one month of lessons and never looked back. Get a chord book and PLAY EVERY DAY. Youre a teacher and coach, so practice should be natural for you. Alvarez makes a great guitar for a great price. Best of luck.
Fyi... you'll be strumming some chords IN NO TIME AT ALL.
This post was edited on 12/31/15 at 2:00 am
Posted on 12/31/15 at 1:59 am to rpg37
quote:first step- have your ribs surgically removed.
I want to learn to play an instrument - get me started...
Posted on 12/31/15 at 2:08 am to rpg37
Music Training Optimizes Brain Function
I played the Trombone for 10 years.
quote:
Three Brain Benefits of Musical Training:
Musicians have an enhanced ability to integrate sensory information from hearing, touch, and sight.
The age at which musical training begins affects brain anatomy as an adult; beginning training before the age of seven has the greatest impact.
Brain circuits involved in musical improvisation are shaped by systematic training, leading to less reliance on working memory and more extensive connectivity within the brain.
quote:
Conclusion: Musical Training Increases Brain Volume and Connectivity
I played the Trombone for 10 years.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 2:11 am to knight_ryder
I don't dispute that whatsoever. Many of my best swimmers were great pianists and cello players. I encourage them to pick up playing the piano or a stringed instrument because it helps swimmers' dexterity and feel for the water as it sensitizes the fine motor skills of the hand. Many other positives as well.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 2:16 am to rpg37
I grew up with a kid that had cancer as a baby which rendered him legally blind and deaf. Not all the way, but definitely couldn't drive a car. Anyway, he learned brail as a child. fast forward to when we were in college... decides he wants to learn guitar. Guess what...kid was a savant. Could fly across a fret board in what seemed like days of practice. He literally was a prodigy and I think it all stems back to having to learn to read with his fingers as a youngster.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 2:18 am to rpg37
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I was an athlete growing up. Bottom line. Football, track, XC and Swim...son of a coach.
Arent you just a hard arse
Posted on 12/31/15 at 2:20 am to knight_ryder
quote:I had a girlfriend who got to play the rusty trombone when she was bad.
I played the Trombone for 10 years.
She was bad alot.
Her doing that helped my brain function.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 2:21 am to SlowEasyConfident
I think he was just explaining that there wasn't much time for clarinet lessons with all the other sports obligations.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 2:22 am to rpg37
How about the skin flute?? Let me unzip my pants so you can practice.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 2:26 am to HogBalls
I didn't know y'all were cousins.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 4:10 am to HogBalls
quote:That you, bill?
HogBalls
Posted on 12/31/15 at 4:14 am to rpg37
Skin flute? ETA. Damn it balls
This post was edited on 12/31/15 at 4:16 am
Posted on 12/31/15 at 4:29 am to rpg37
Lessons would help. Buy a key board if you want to learn to play piano or a cheap violin if you want to learn to play violin. Start with learning scales.
ETA: Getting in contact with someone who teaches would probably be a good first step after making a concrete decision on what instrument you want to play. The teacher should be able to advise you better. I would do this before making any money commitments. Growing up when I took lessons for cello, my teacher was a professional musician who played with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. He gave lessons on the side to pick up extra cash. I don't know what is available in Oxford in that vein. It will probably be a little harder to come by teachers for more obscure instruments like that outside of larger cities. Violin teachers might be a little less obscure, but it will probably still be a little difficult outside of a large city. I imagine that you should be able to find piano teachers just about anywhere.
Like with everything practice will be key. Devote a little bit each day. This will be easier if you actually are having some fun with it. It will probably be years before you are actually any good.
ETA: Getting in contact with someone who teaches would probably be a good first step after making a concrete decision on what instrument you want to play. The teacher should be able to advise you better. I would do this before making any money commitments. Growing up when I took lessons for cello, my teacher was a professional musician who played with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. He gave lessons on the side to pick up extra cash. I don't know what is available in Oxford in that vein. It will probably be a little harder to come by teachers for more obscure instruments like that outside of larger cities. Violin teachers might be a little less obscure, but it will probably still be a little difficult outside of a large city. I imagine that you should be able to find piano teachers just about anywhere.
Like with everything practice will be key. Devote a little bit each day. This will be easier if you actually are having some fun with it. It will probably be years before you are actually any good.
This post was edited on 12/31/15 at 4:43 am
Posted on 12/31/15 at 4:33 am to rpg37
quote:
My two favorite to listen to are violin and piano
Tonight I feel like an old violin.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 4:38 am to boddagetta
I'd stay away from trying to learn the violin.
Violins never solved anything.
Violins never solved anything.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 7:30 am to rpg37
Just start by blowing a few pipes.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 8:06 am to rpg37
I taught myself to play Guitar 14 years ago.Didn't know how to even hold one.
Bought a $150 Pawn Shop Acoustic and some Beginners Books.
It was slow and frustrating.
I learned a lot of chords.Got to where I could change Chords.
Starting buying Songbooks of Music I like.
The Complete Who,Pink Floyd,Led Zepplin,Simon and Garfunkle,etc....
It becomes fun then
14 years later I'm,not bad.I entertain the heck out of myself.
Probably know between 70-100 songs.
It's relaxing to play Music.
It's almost like Meditating as far as relaxation,Blood Pressure,and probably the part of your Brain that gets active and the others that Pause.
Good Luck and have fun.
This is my Guild DV-4.
Bought a $150 Pawn Shop Acoustic and some Beginners Books.
It was slow and frustrating.
I learned a lot of chords.Got to where I could change Chords.
Starting buying Songbooks of Music I like.
The Complete Who,Pink Floyd,Led Zepplin,Simon and Garfunkle,etc....
It becomes fun then
14 years later I'm,not bad.I entertain the heck out of myself.
Probably know between 70-100 songs.
It's relaxing to play Music.
It's almost like Meditating as far as relaxation,Blood Pressure,and probably the part of your Brain that gets active and the others that Pause.
Good Luck and have fun.
This is my Guild DV-4.
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