What musical instrument should I play?

I really want to play a musical instrument. My grandmother wants me to take piano lessons, my parents want me to take guitar, and my grandfather wants me to take violin lessons.. What should I choose? The piano? The guitar? or the Violin?

Which is best?

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The most important opinion is yours. What do you want to play? What sounds most appealing to YOU? If you aren't sure then see if you can take one lesson with each instrument to try it out before you decide. Most music stores have rent to own programs so if you don't like the instrument you can return it. The instrument that is best is the one you like the most and that "fits" you the best. You will be more successful if you play an instrument you really like. So maybe start thinking outside the box too. The possibilities are endless...oboe, bassoon, french horn, tuba, trombone, cello, viola, flute, harp, bagpipes...have fun and good luck!

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piano is wonderful to know how to play....however I don't....my parents forced me to take lessons for 4 years and it was just torture! i HATED it!! some people just aren't able to play it and i was one of them. but definitely try it because if you are someone who is able to play it well you can do soooooo many things with it!!

the violin (no offense to grandpa) in my opinion does not have a very pleasant sound.

if you don't have any luck with piano go with guitar! it's an awesome instrument.
for me i would pick the guitar.

you can play almost anything with it.

you can also bring it anywhere you go.
What do YOU want to play?

If you really don't have a preference, I'd go for piano (1st) or guitar.

If you can play piano, it really does make it that much easier to learn just about any other instrument.

If you want to play melodies (AND harmonies too), go for piano.

If you want to play mostly chords (harmony--not much melody), go for guitar. You CAN play melodies on the guitar, but it's much more common for the guitar to get mostly chords unless you're playing classical guitar.
I think that you should play the PIANO as it is quite easy to learn even if you are just a beginner.
the violin is what i would choose. i love the sound of it, but as a begginer you wont sound very good on any of them, so be prepared to work.
The piano is the most playable and most friendly of all musical instruments. Like the guitar it can perform better as solo instrument.

The violin is the hardest to play. You can only do solo in violin if you have achieved a certain high degree of training and mastery.

No one could actually tell you which instrument to choose. In my case, I have given you but a little insight.

Hope this helps!

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It's your life, it's your choice.

I would recommend the piano. If you start with piano, it is easy to pick up other instruments. If you get good with chords on the piano, you can easily pick up guitar. Also, if you play the piano, then it would be easier to pick up the violin because you would have a good knowledge of scales, notes, and intervals.

You say your parents want you to learn guitar. Which one? There is acoustic, electric, and electric bass. If you do plain old acoustic guitar, you would be playing mostly just chords. If you play the electric guitar, you would also do alot of melodies and solos in addition to chords. For the electric bass guitar, you would be playing bass lines. If you play the bass guitar, it would be then easy to pick up the string bass, and from there, you could then learn violin.

If I had to pick between the three instruments, violin would be my last pick. It is the hardest of the stringed instruments to play well. Like the clarinet, when you are still learning, it sonds TERRIBLE!!!!! Many violin students quit because it is so hard. Most of the others never get good. I don't know though, you might have a talent for it.

Basically, I think you should go to a music store or some place, and try out all three instruments. See which one you like to play the most, and which one sounds the best.
Another Great Question. First, how old are you? It doesn't really make a difference, but I'm just curious. I always recommend EVERYONE who is interested in music, to learn keyboard. Several reasons, it develops the spacial cortex, and temporal lobes a little quicker because you use both hands in a completely different manner. The more proficient you become, the more development in those areas of the brain. (Music makes you smarter.) Second, as you progress in music, you start to get a better understanding of the theoretical aspects of music (chord structure, inversions, harmony, chord progressions, etc.). You can use the keyboard to see what the teachers are talking about, and you start to understand things quicker.

Second, chose an instrument that makes you happy and you like the sound of. If you don't like the sound of the saxophone, don't chose that instrument. You will have much better success if you pick something that makes you happy. My last suggestion would be to talk to your band and/or orchestra director at school. Sometimes physical features of the lips, or hands make a difference on which instrument they would recommend you play right off the bat. Chances are, you are suitable for any instrument. I would tell you french horn because I need more of them. :) Good luck!! Let us know what you decide.

Zam.
Why not take up all three?
You could learn how to play all three! I'm learning the piano and the violin and I'm starting guitar lessons soon. It's not as hard as it seems to learn three instruments as long as you don't start them all at the same time. A good idea would be to start with the piano, then start guitar, and then start the violin - only if you want to learn these instruments, or course - you can learn whatever you want.

To the people above me who said learning the violin is really hard: That's a myth! I started the violin last year and am already in the band at my school. It's not that hard if you have a good teacher and practice.
Piano AND guitar. Piano is simple, and it will help you a TON on guitar.
No one can answer this for you, but here is some guidance. You need to ask yourself several questions first:

1) Do you want to play a solo instrument? (although all three can be, the piano tends to lend itself to more complex music solo than the others at a more elementary level)

2) Do you want to have an instrument that is mobile? (You can take a guitar with you to jam out with friends, piano - not so much - unless you want to play the keyboard which has a very different feel to it :-)

3) What kind of music do you want to play? Do you want to play classical? Rock? Blues? Jazz?

I chose to play the piano (for 16 years now) and I absolutely love it. It is a very dramatic instrument. It can be loud and emotional or soft and sweet. I love playing classical music, jazz and ragtime. The piano lends itself to many genres of music. The violin and guitar are also both beautiful instruments (I have experience with the guitar as well), they each in turn have their own benefits. So you should ask yourself these questions and pick the instrument that will most suit your personality and musical aspirations.
OK, so your granny wants you to take the piano, your folks want you to take the guitar, and your granddaddy wants you to take the violin. The solution to this is quite simple: TAKE THE BASSOON!!!!

Now, seriously, you have to decide on your own which instrument you like the most. It's not a matter of what somebody else wishes you to play.

Listen to all kinds of music, pay special attention to what each instrument does in each musical setting. From there, decide on what you like the most. It may very well happen that you choose something completely different from what your family members want you to play.

Each instrument is an immense, magical universe. Any one you chose will take a great deal of commitment, and even devotion from you, if you really want to play it well. It would be quite a pity that you invest so much of yourself into such a project, just to please somebody else.

Find out what you really want to play. Look in your mind, in your heart for what sound you like the most.
Trust your grandfather, and give the violin a try. If it doesn't work out, at least you can know that you gave it a sincere try, and have that experience.

Then you can try anything else.

Will your grandfather help you to buy a violin?
You're asking us but let me ask - which is best for YOU? You can always pursue all of them later but you need to gather theory to be able to translate sounds to different instruments. A piano is hard to lug around. With a guitar, you've got to try to keep up with all this technology. A violin is a violin. Now I play guitar, just because it speaks to me. I've been doing it so long I know what it's going to do before it does. But follow your heart. Don't go through life wishing you would have done it your way.
personally i would choose percussion.... haha

but out of those I think piano and guitar kind of go together. If you learn piano first then you know the basic note stuff, then when you pick up a guitar it all comes together.... Like I said, both go together.
Hm....I personally play violin and love it to death but it does take a while to learn. You're looking at about 6 years at least to be able to perform solo on it at recitals and such. My advise to you is to not necissarily pick what your FAMILY wants you to. I think you should pick up something YOU want to play. Piano, however, is good to learn no matter what. It helps an infinit amount of times for college if you major in music. It is also fairly easy to kinda just pick up. Anyone can learn it. It also depends on the type of music you are looking to play. Rock etc......guitar.....maybe even violin and always---piano. HOWEVER%26gt;%26gt;%26gt; there are tons of instruments! Brass (trumpet, euphonium, french horn) the last two being easy ones to pick up! You can learn them in a year and join the school band. There are also woodwinds and reeds.......I don't know much about them though. If you are looking for a string instrument.....you could always try bass (good for jazz some rock and always in classical music) or maybe viola, but the viola is kind of a sub instrument......but not many people play it and you would never have trouble getting into an orchestra because conductors ALWAYS need violas. Just keep your mind open. There are sooooo many more instruments then that. Its hard to compete on those three instruments you want to play because sooooo many people play them and you have to compete with the people that have been doing it since 3 or 4 years of age. But in music there are limitless oppurtunities! Keep looking, but if you have to pick one of those three instruments you said, I would go with piano!!! You learn bass cleff and treble cleff on it (the two most important). Best of luck and Wishes to you!
It really depends on where you want to go with your musical knowledge. If you learn piano, you'll most likely be performing alone often, or accompanying people soloing on other instruments or voice. But, you won't have to carry an instrument around!

If you learn guitar, there is the chance of playing (and singing?) by yourself, but there's also ample opportunity to play as part of a group. It could be 'a band' of some sort, and guitar can really fit into any genre you want. There would also be some chance of performing in an orchestral setting, there are a number of guitar concertos, although not many are played by youth orchestras.

If you learn violin, you will most certainly be playing in an orchestra to hone your talents. Of course, there is violen repertoire to practice and perform by yourself, but the most engaging ensemble to help a young violinist grow as a musician is in an orchestra.

They are three VERY different instruments and roles... if you commit to violin, you're committing to individual practice time and group rehearsals... possibly the same with piano, but more on your own time... and less true with guitar, but more possibilities in the genre of music.

Most importantly, HAVE FUN!!
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