Playing an instrument

Playing an instrument

... Playing an instrument can be very relaxing, satisfying and a great antidote to the stresses and strains of modern life. The initial cost of buying an instrument can be considerable, but once you have it, there it is, just waiting for you to make your beautiful music. Beautiful to your ... Read review

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Why I Love My Piano (although I'm a bit rubbish!)

Advantages: Relaxing, entertaining, a fantastic hobby that can enrich your life
Disadvantages: Takes a lot of time and possibly some money

...make perfect sense. Playing an instrument can be very relaxing, satisfying and a great antidote to the stresses and strains of modern life. The initial cost of buying an instrument can be considerable, but once you have it, there it is, just waiting for you to make your beautiful music. Beautiful to your own ears at least, even if to no-one else's!

'''JoannaPiano'''
As you will probably guess from my Ciao name, I am a would-be ...
...life. I did enjoy playing music, but gradually I started to dread my lessons. I felt my teacher was pushing me down the classical route when at that time I would have been happy strumming along to my favourite songs. I was rescued when I went into the sixth form at school and could tell my parents I had too much studying to do to be able to manage guitar practice as well. I barely touched my guitar after that. Sadly, when I think back, I really feel ... more

JoannaPiano 07.03.2009 (08.03.2009)
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Learn Guitar and become a Rock God

Advantages: You could become a Rock God
Disadvantages: I don't absolutely guarantee it.

...I'm obviously someone keen on playing an instrument. Would I recommend people to take it up? That depends on the person. I've found over the years that some people of my acquaintance let the whole process of playing and singing into their lives so that if sits naturally with who they are and becomes part of them. This is the sort of person who will rest a guitar on their lap in a conversation and appear to ignore it. They might not even play it ...
...find one small aspect of playing that they can succeed at and stick with it. Other interests will fill them with great enthusiasm and the guitar, unable to teach itself to play, will become increasingly neglected and dusty until one day it finds its way to a charity shop. Playing the guitar and singing songs can be rewarding and very interesting for a number of reasons. Firstly, buying a guitar is a fantastic process. Going to fiddle about with ...

FlameDruid 17.10.2007 · Read full review
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Grizzly bears drink fizzy ale

Advantages: Incredibly rewarding
Disadvantages: If you have the patience

...Playing In Ensembles This is another thing that I hugely recommend doing. Ensemble playing is great fun. It's a fantastic way to make music sociable, and it's something else that also keeps you going, and makes all the practicing and effort and time put in worth it. Performing Performing is incredibly daunting for all normal people. But actually, like playing, it's really all just about practice. Forcing yourself to perform at all opportunities ...
...of people who don't enjoy playing from the beginning. It may take a few grades, a few years (in my case it took me until grade 8), but I'd say that it's ultimately worth persevering because you can get so much out of being able play an instrument. I had the most fantastic and sociable time at University playing in all the ensembles that I could get my hands on (in fact music has always had quite a large say in my social life), and playing the piano ...

butimba 12.09.2006 · Read full review
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Music, the food of love? you decide...

Advantages: Very rewarding, huge range of instruments and musical styles to choose from
Disadvantages: Requires a certain amount of musical talent, can be time consuming

Playing musical instruments is such a broad subject, as there are so many hundreds (probably thousands) of musical instruments to choose, and so many styles of music to choose to play with your instrument. This is what makes this hobby so exciting. MY EXPERIENCE: I began seriously playing music aged 8, when my Dad bought me a nylon-stringed acoustic guitar. Being a good guitarist he taught me the basics, and I joined my infant schools' guitar group ...
...lost interest. I then began playing recorder in a school group, along with most of the other girls in my year. This is what possibly drew me towards the Clarinet, as they are quite similar instruments. In year 5 I asked my Dad if I could start playing the Clarinet, and soon started learning with a professional teacher for £14 a lesson (1 hour, once a week) and attending a saturday morning class. I kept this up for about 5 years, progressing to grade ...

Frailfrost 05.09.2006 · Read full review
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Play that? No way!

Advantages: See text.
Disadvantages: See text.

Playing an instrument has many different advantages, couple with many disadvantages although they all counteract each other. OK, so I have also just confused myself by let's just crack on! First off, lets have a look at the diasdvantages. Although I play the keyboard now, I started off playing the violin. I used to do this when I was only about 8, but oyu don't have to worry about what age you start at - just so long as it is something that you want ...
...felt down, I have just gone to my keyboard and started playing. Either a piece of music already established, or just playing for the hell of it! Playing can be fun, and can express and/ or relieve any one of the emotions. So what are you waiting for! ...

dynamicnurse 13.10.2007 · Read full review
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Ain't never to late to start playing

Advantages: Joy, new world opens up
Disadvantages: obsessive, can be expensive

...4. Try as many different playing genres as possible 5. Practice 6. Practice 7. Practice a bit more 8. Don't forget to practice 9. Even if it is 10 minutes, practice 10. Oh yeah, practice. I cannot tell you how much joy (aned occassionally frustration) learning an instrument brings, you will have to discover that for yourself, but however long I live I know I'll keep learning to play and I am looking forward to that. Since I started, my wife ...

paulhanton 21.07.2007 · Read full review
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