Q. I am nineteen years old and I have never truly learned how to play an instrument. I took lessons for piano and drums a few years ago, but those did not work out. So, excluding piano and drums, what instrument would be fun to learn and play? I'm not looking for an excessive challenge, but considering that NO instrument is "easy", what are your thoughts? I'm willing to try ANYTHING. Ukelele, Guitar, Brass instruments, even the "weird" or unusual instruments.
A. I started with a kazoo. But that was when I was 3 so...
The piano is a great way to start reading music. Its very easy, once you get the hang of it!
A 6-string acoustic guitar is also a great way to start. There are many websites with video lessons, chord diagrams, etc. I played piano for about 4 years, then moved to acoustic guitar which I've been playing for about 5 months. Those are some suggestons. Have fun, and good luck!
How to read guitar chords that are on piano music?
Q. i have this book of piano music and at the top are diagrams of guitar chords. i have recently got a guitar and started learning chords but i was really confused about this. i dont know how to read it or anything. can sumone help me?
A. The book you have is called a "Fake Book". In essence you fake playing the song on the guitar or piano. For instance if you know the song or someone is playing or singing the song, you simply play the chord in the diagram at the point in the song that it is indicated.
My numero uno instrument is the bass guitar but I taught myself how to use the "fake book" to play the guitar and piano.
When you first start using this fake method of playing it will sound choppy and amateurish, however once you get accustomed to it and learn your chords, how to "ventilate" them, open them up, arpeggiate them you will begin to sound like a pro (I play keyboards on a part-time basis with a professional band and they know I don't know a damn thing about keyboards, but they always come to me requesting my services).
Check out this source referenced and don't let anybody bust your bubble.... there will be a lot of people coming at you telling you, "you can't learn to play like that", YES YOU CAN and once you do when you get into the real nitty-gritty of learning music theory it will be a lot easier...
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What are the piano letter notes for When I Look at You by Miley Cyrus?
Q. I know its bad to use letter notes but oh well. It would be very helpful if someone could find accurate piano letter notes.
A. If I had 20 minutes and it wasn't 4:40AM, I would give you the "letter notes" because, despite what that other commenter said, it wouldn't be impossible for you to figure out how to use them since you already know how the song sounds like. Also, it's not breaking any copyright laws, no idea where she got that crazy idea from. Unfortunately, I can't do that right now so I'll just give you the chords. It's not that hard to use them, since they have diagrams at the bottom of the page, and you can just figure out the melodies or whatever by ear.
http://www.911tabs.com/link/?7126634
Oh, and there's a guitar tab for the intro at the top of that page, but I'm not sure if you can read guitar tabs or not, so I'll convert it to letter notes for you just in case:
Right Hand: G C G B G B G A F# G C
Left Hand: Em.......G...........D.........C
That's individual notes in the right hand and what chords you play in the left hand to go along with it. Hope this helps you get started.
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Title : What should my first learned instrument be?
Description : Q. I am nineteen years old and I have never truly learned how to play an instrument. I took lessons for piano and drums a few years ago, bu...