Has anyone..is anyone..learning to play a musical instrument as an adult?

[FrayedKnot]

Is it really difficult?

Can you read music?

If you can then I think it would be not too horrendously difficult

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I agree with Katiemac about reading music. I also think some instruments are easier then others.

A class / lessons would help. I went to a guitar class several years ago and leant quite a lot over 10 weeks but I really only remember three chords now and I get by with them.

Recently - since September, I have been playing an Autoharp and that has been easier than the guitar but it is mostly self taught

I learned to read music at school, because we had to for singing lessons, but I would be very, very rusty.

Pruni had you played something else as a child?

I'm learning to play the piano. I can't read music and have never learned any instrument before.

I am very slow. But I like it.
I've done the first beginner book, which included great pieces such as jingle bells, yankee doodle, and this old man.

Everyone in my house hates me.

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I got to grade 5 cello starting at the age of 25. I couldn't read music at the start.

I was single though! It was really interesting. IT does take a lot of time.

I think unfretted string instruments are quite hard because you have to work out from scratch and without knowing what is an 'A' etc.

Worth it though. I felt fab when I scratched my way through a bit of Bach suite

Boco I didn;t realize...how often do you practise?

I would like to learn to play the violin. I reckon it's the most impossible one to learn, though.

And my whole street would hate me.

I learnt to play the piano at 27, got to grade 7 in two years. I already had grade 8 on the clarinet and grade 5 theory from my schooldays, so I was able to concentrate on the piano rather than learning music theory.

What instrument do you want to lean to play and what is your instrument playing history?

Do you think violin more difficult than cello?

I am heartened by the cello stories.

sorry x'd posts.

How about viola - a mellower sound - may not penetrate the walls as much as violin

Go for it FrayedKnot I think you should definitely do it.

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How much time do you need to give it, realistically, do you think?

Are you having lessons? if so maybe 10 minutes a day

If not maybe 20-30 mins a day?

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I saw a fabulous hand-written sign in our local newsagent's window. It said something like...

"Bought a harp in a moment of madness. Is there anyone locally who can teach me how to play it?"

I've been teachign myself a few tunes on the ukulele. It's very easy peasy.

Depnds what you want to play and your expectations

Hmm, would have to have lessons

Oh I found someone who teaches the harp near me, Soren...

I was tempted but for the fact that I could probably hire a violin to begin with and it would be easier to find space for.

Also I do not have flowing treacle coloured locks, which I think a prerequisite for harp playing.

there's lots of online stuff for the uke

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I'm not musical

oh really? Thanks prunes. I might look that up.

Oh, ukelele, Pointy!

Can you do any George Formby?

My Grandpa used to play..in fact I think my Mum has his old one somewhere.

I would have to temper my expectations, I suspect.

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