r/Learnmusic

Good day everyone

So, basically I found a music school in my area whose lessons are affordable for me. I'm 20 and I want to learn my first ever musical instrument and I want to do it right. I'm torn between violin and piano. The first one because I love piano+violin performances and I really want to become good enough for to play the violin part in somethinglike that. And piano because I feel it's a strategic start for what I've seen is a good way to get into music. I also love the sound of the piano and want to learn everything (technical? Is that the word?) that piano lessons can give me, and apply it in others musical aspects.

Finally I really like singing I'm not good not even close :] . I took a vacation course (it was free) and I want to become better at it too mostly beacuse i want to record my own covers. I really enjoyed the course btw. Anyway, I can only choose of the 3 courses bcs they doesn't offer any discounts for taking more and paying for all three is something i can't really do.

I know I'm a little behind usually you start learning these things when your a kid but I didn't get to experience that so here I am. I'm a strong thinker that 4 months (in this new school you pay for 4 months of clases those are ~16 clases ) is not enough to master an instrument. Maybe I want to go too fast. Idk. I'm in a dilemma :,<

What are your thoughts on this? I think even if I like singing that much I should start with the piano for a more strategic approach as I said before.

Thanks for reading, good day :>

Pd: sorry for any misspell or grammar error, English not my first language :^

I use to get so frustrated that my music didn’t sound as good as X Y or Z that making became so draining. As I’ve overcame this by just creating for fun or without a worry or thought I realized that that’s how you become better.

Obviously you need to be conscious of learning technical skills to advance your work but the actual implementation of those skills takes time and is at times a subconscious experience.

Looking back at my progress I notice how many concepts I have internalized over the years through consistent creation. It wasn’t something that I could have rushed or done faster it was just knowledge digested over time.

I’ve been so happy recently with my music because I’ve noticed that if I’m unhappy with certain parts of my creating it’s fine because I will improve them over time.

The main takeaway is when you’re frustrated with an element of your work just think that it will eventually improve and that it is great that you actually KNOW what to improve on moving forward!

Hello everyone. I’ve been thinking a lot about learning an instrument lately, and I am very much divided between the two. My main goal is to have fun and invest my time into something sensible. I’ve found myself really enjoying rhythm games. I’m aware that learning an instrument is a whole different animal than a game on my phone, but I’d love to be able to play my favourite songs and produce sound. On the one hand, I’m sure it’d be fun to drum along to my favourite songs (drums), but on the other hand, actually being able to play melodies and make them sound good myself (keyboard) sounds awesome too. I’m not sure what to do, and would love to hear all of your experiences. Thank you in advance!

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Just wondering how the instruction is.

I a not a musician but everyday I get original tunes repeating in my mind.

it started to become frustrating, like i have something that is stuck inside me that's gonna haunt me until I express it

I paint, and do creative writing (prose,screenplay)

So I have a creative mind but unlike with words or strokes

I can't use sounds to create a cohesive vision

I really don't care about the theory to the extent of reading charts and everything not conducive to creating. my desire is to be able hear music in my mind and put it on a track. to then be able to use it as a form of expression

Also I use a akai mpk 3 mini

Thank you in advance

What was your most eye-opening realization about music and music theory?

About chords notes how they works how to practice learn or how to think etc.anything would be appreciated.thanks!

I originally planned on buying a keyboard to practice piano while I save for a digital piano but then I realised why dont I just learn keyboard instead? I don't have an especially strong like for classical music other then the odd song here and there. so I was thinking I might learn keyboard instead since you can also play other instruments and stuff on the keyboard (and other benefits) but at the same time I do really like the idea of being able to play acoustic piano and playing classical music. I'm really torn on what do to right now.

TLDR: I don't have a strong interest in classical music but still like how the piano sounds in certain non classical songs. Should I learn keyboard or piano.

EDIT: Think a lot of people got confused with my wording, I ment a digital piano/piano or a keyboard

A question from a non-musician mum to two musician kids. In France the conservatory requires weekly solfège class and also ensemble session (orchestra, string ensemble etc.) We’re not allowed to just take an individual instrument class.

How crucial are the solfège classes and ensemble sessions? Suzuki curriculum doesn’t require those, yes?

Surely there must be advantages. However, if the kids are not destined to be professional musicians, if Suzuki doesn’t require these and the kids can play the instruments, can someone please explain to a non expert these requirements?

Thanks so much.

I have been playing the guitar for a while and learning new songs is not hard for me. However I struggle to understand the origin, theory, and the foundation of a song.

Most of you must have seen that clip of John Mayer advising learners to understand everything about how to song was written and not just the tabs of it.
But I just struggle to do that.

Would anyone be able to recommend guides on yt, or any methods by which I had really understand a song and how it was made, and how it belongs on the fretboard

For people learning piano, guitar, singing, or any instrument:

How often do you save music reels, shorts, or videos because they sound interesting?

How many of those saved videos do you actually come back to?

What usually stops you from trying to play them?

Is it difficult to understand the rhythm/timing?

Is it hard to figure out the notes or chords?

Are the videos too fast to follow?

Do you need to look for other tutorials afterward?

I'm interested in understanding the biggest obstacles between seeing a music video and actually trying to play it.

I know this topic is a pretty common one in the jazz community, but I’d like to hear people’s thoughts on it anyways.

Personally, I’m a horn player and have been playing jazz for almost a decade now (started in middle school and just graduated college). I’m by no means a jazz prodigy or even a super advanced jazz musician: I haven’t gigged as much as I should’ve, I should also practice more, I did not go to school for music, I have a pretty decent foundational music theory knowledge base (I took piano lessons from when I was 9-15) but no advanced AP music theory topics (part-writing, formal ear-training, voicing, etc, which I know are very much not required for jazz but I’m just giving context to the extent of my knowledge).

I’m pretty comfortable soloing and I transcribe. And, of course, I listen a lot more than I play, but I still feel like I have a hard time fully visualizing or feeling chord changes in my head in live jam or performance situations. I’m aware I definitely need to go back to shedding arpeggios and scales in all different patterns to get a better ear for chords, but I was wondering how you guys feel about this topic and what musical approaches you guys might have or have had to nailing changes. Open to opinions from anyone but particularly horn players because I know rhythm section players visualize it a little differently.

This app allows you to make custom levels, but it also has basic levels which are separated into four sections: the major scale, chromatics in a major context, the minor scale, and chromatics in a minor context. For the major scale sections they use the cadence I-IV-V-I, which makes sense to me, but for the minor scale sections they use the cadence i-iv-V-i, which I am a bit confused by. My understanding is that in a minor scale the 1, 4, and 5 should all be minor chords, so for the minor cadence I am wondering why they chose to use a major V instead of a minor v. Okay I hope my question makes sense and many thanks to anyone who wants to attempt to give me some feedback/ an answer to this question 🙏