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Should I learn piano or drums?
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Another vote for piano... understanding the keyboard makes figuring out any other instrument so much easier.
I do wish I had stuck with the drum lessons my dad tried to give me when I was younger though. Maybe I should take some lessons at some point.
I do wish I had stuck with the drum lessons my dad tried to give me when I was younger though. Maybe I should take some lessons at some point.
+1 for piano
Getting more different perspectives on music theory (chords and scales mostly) is a great help for understanding better what you do.
I myself play bass, piano, guitar, drums (the last two not very well but enough for me) and I used to play saxophone and trombone too.
Knowing the different systems of bass/guitar, piano, sax and trombone has helped me a lot. (right now I'm learning ukulele and mandoline)
Getting more different perspectives on music theory (chords and scales mostly) is a great help for understanding better what you do.
I myself play bass, piano, guitar, drums (the last two not very well but enough for me) and I used to play saxophone and trombone too.
Knowing the different systems of bass/guitar, piano, sax and trombone has helped me a lot. (right now I'm learning ukulele and mandoline)
Both! Learning drums taught me a lot about playing with a drummer, plus they're good for stress relief. Piano helped me with theory and now I get to play the synth intros to the hair metal songs my band covers.
I play guitar and I'm learning bass. In jr. high/high school I taught myself to play harmonica, took a few months of piano lessons and was a percussionist in the school band (bass drum, cymbals and congas).
The one thing I regret about high school (aside from not dating more girls and not making all-state in cross country) is that I didn't continue piano lessons after I got my driver's license. Learning to read music, learning scales and chords and the manual dexterity would have definitely helped make me a better musician.
Girls dig dudes who can play the piano. At least the girls I know.
The one thing I regret about high school (aside from not dating more girls and not making all-state in cross country) is that I didn't continue piano lessons after I got my driver's license. Learning to read music, learning scales and chords and the manual dexterity would have definitely helped make me a better musician.
Girls dig dudes who can play the piano. At least the girls I know.
