| Which Musical Instrument is Recommended for | | | | sound which can take a few years to perfect.The |
| Beginners?*Will the instrument I choose be | | | | Piano |
| affordable?*Which instruments are easy to learn and | | | | Although it is easy to make a sound on a piano, just |
| which are difficult to learn?*Will it be a quiet instrument | | | | by pressing any note you sound like a professional, the |
| or a noisy one?*If I don't choose a popular instrument | | | | piano is very difficult when you need to play more than |
| will I be able to find a teacher easily?*Is the musical | | | | one note at a time. All the above instruments require |
| instrument of my choice popular or is it an instrument | | | | you to play just one note at a time but with the piano |
| that not many people play?*How much will a lesson | | | | sometimes you need to use every finger and thumb at |
| cost?*I want to choose a musical instrument that I can | | | | the same time! |
| play in a band. What instruments should I choose?*I | | | | You also need to learn two different clefs, and to |
| want to play a certain type of music. Which musical | | | | learn to read this at the same time is not easy at |
| instruments are suitable for different styles?In the | | | | first.Will it be a quiet musical instrument or a noisy one? |
| following article I will be answering all of the | | | | Do you have neighbours that don't appreciate music? |
| above.Here is a list of musical instruments to choose | | | | And they live right next to you with thin walls. |
| from listed in popularity, with the number 1 being the | | | | Do you want to play late at night or early in the |
| most popular:1) Guitar2) Piano3) Keyboard4) Drums5) | | | | morning |
| Violin6) Cello7) Flute8) Saxophone9) Clarinet10) | | | | Are you embarrassed that you are not making a |
| Trumpet/Cornet11) Trombone12) French Horn13) | | | | good sound yet, or you don't want people to hear |
| Banjo14) Recorder15) Viola16) Tuba17) OboeYou can | | | | what you are playing.If any of the above is true, you |
| see a list of all musical instruments here: | | | | need a quite musical instrument or at least one that |
| Musical Instrument Shop. Lots of information and | | | | you can play with headphones or adjust the sound |
| choice. Buy Musical Instruments hereWill the instrument | | | | electronically.If you want to learn a quiet musical |
| I choose be affordable? | | | | instrument, then choose one of the following: Guitar, |
| If you want to buy a musical instrument but don't wont | | | | Piano, Keyboard, Recorder, Clarinet or Flute.The |
| to spend too much money I would choose either a | | | | Classical guitar is very quite and delicate but not the |
| guitar, keyboard, violin, clarinet or trumpet. These | | | | electric or acoustic guitar which are very noisy when |
| instruments are the | | | | amplified!You can plug headphones in to a digital piano |
| cheapest to buy when starting out.Which musical | | | | or keyboard or you can turn the sound down. This is |
| instruments are easy to learn and which are difficult to | | | | the ideal instrument to buy if you don't want to make |
| learn? | | | | any noise. The acoustic piano (also known as the |
| The easiest musical instruments to learn from the list | | | | upright or grand piano) is very noisy and should be |
| above are: Guitars, Drums and Recorders.Guitar | | | | avoided if you need some peace.The Recorder is |
| The guitar should be easy to pick a few chords and | | | | fairly quiet, apart from the high notes, so this instrument |
| you can almost start strumming and playing a simple | | | | would be ok. |
| tune from your first lesson. It is best advised to learn | | | | The Clarinet is a fairly quiet instrument. It does really |
| the classical guitar first as it has nylon strings and will | | | | depend on how it is played. |
| be easier on the fingers than a steel strung electric or | | | | The Flute is also quiet but the sound can be a bit |
| acoustic guitar.Drums | | | | piercing on the higher notes.If I don't choose a popular |
| Drums are fairly easy to learn as well. The important | | | | musical instrument, will I be able to find a teacher |
| thing is to feel the rhythm, once you have this, | | | | easily? |
| everything else should be easy to pick up.Recorder | | | | You can find a musical instrument teacher almost |
| The recorder is probably the easiest of all musical | | | | anywhere; there are literally tens of thousands in the |
| instruments to learn. Most children at school take up | | | | UK. |
| this instrument before progressing on to the clarinet, | | | | You will almost certainly have no problem finding a |
| flute or saxophone which is much more difficult to | | | | teacher if you play the more popular musical |
| learn.The most difficult musical instruments to learn | | | | instruments: guitar, piano, keyboard, drums or violin.Is the |
| from the list above are: Oboe, French horn, Trumpet | | | | musical instrument of my choice popular or is it an |
| and Piano.The Oboe | | | | instrument that not many people play? |
| The Oboe is probably the most difficult musical | | | | Please see the above list of musical instruments. |
| instrument to learn. It is very difficult to even produce a | | | | They are listed in order of popularity, number 1 being |
| sound at first, let alone a musical note. This instrument | | | | the most popular instrument.There are a few guides to |
| can take many years to masterThe French Horn | | | | find out if a musical instrument is popular. Just look at a |
| The French horn also takes quite a while to get the | | | | symphony orchestra or a wind band and count the |
| hang of. The sound is produced not only by blowing, | | | | number of instruments there are and how many there |
| but by creating an embouchure and buzzing the lips to | | | | are of each. |
| control the air stream, which in turn creates the correct | | | | You will find that there are lots of violins and |
| pitch to produce the note. Then the correct valves that | | | | percussion (clarinets and flutes in the wind band case) |
| correspond to the right pitch have to be learnt. The | | | | which means that there is no shortage of people |
| hand is also used to help the quality of sound by | | | | learning these instruments. You will also find that there |
| placing in the bell. Wow! Perhaps this is not a great | | | | is only one tuba, one oboe, a few french horns, a few |
| instrument for beginners!The Trumpet | | | | flutes, a few clarinets etc. Of course this is only a |
| The trumpet is considered difficult to learn initially | | | | guide, as some of the other popular musical |
| because of the techniques needed (similar to the | | | | instruments such as the guitar, piano and keyboard are |
| French horn but without using the hand in the bell). The | | | | not normally found in a symphony orchestra.How |
| difficult thing about the trumpet is trying to make a nice | | | | much will a lesson cost? |