I have a keyboard that I have yet to really touch because I was busy with college and didn't have money for lessons. But now that I've graduated I want to pick up drums too. I don't know how to play any instruments right now. I love playing rhythm games though and my big motivation for drums currently is that I've heard this clone hero game is a useful tool for learning drums and I'd imagine that will make it so much easier for me to keep up with it. But I assume drum lessons would be needed anyways as well as outside practice.

Should I start with one?

I was teaching a family member to play piano. As a musician, I was shocked at how difficult it was for him to internalise rhythm. I gave him a simple exercise - I set a metronome to 74bpm and asked him to clap eighth notes, but it was hard for him to keep in time. I think it's probably really important that he learns how to get in the groove of a rhythm and at the very least be able to clap a 1:2 polyrhythm - if you could even call that a polyrhythm.

It would be nice if there were an app he could use to do just that - just tap along to a metronome, except I wouldn't need to be there. Is there anything out there like that? It doesn't need to be complex, he's a beginner.

Hey all. For months now I've been on and off with this keyboard. I've been trying to learn in different ways with differing levels of success. It's an uphill battle. I try to keep myself motivated by thinking about the small victories of being able to tap the keys in a way that while it is very lackluster and not proper it worked for what I was doing but...that doesn't work anymore and the keyboard is starting to seem more like a scary monster than an instrument. My fingers cramp up and I get frustrated because after all these months I still can't play with both hands independent of each other. (I use both hands to play what should just be the right hand). Do any of you guys know how to improve? Any techniques that can help my hands separate properly? I know "Lessons" are the end all answer but where I am in life they are expensive. The keyboard was a gift along with a Chord book I received after telling my old boss I enjoyed making music on the computer. So please if you have any ideas outside of lessons or any encouragement for struggling students I'd love to hear it.

Hello! I have absolutely no instrumental background, but I am interested in learning to drum for sporting events (basically an ultra for various school sporting events). Where do I begin? I have some trouble holding a beat, and I have a lot of trouble with some of the more complex stuff. I find myself getting sorta lost in the music, where I sort of lose sense of where I am at and what kind of beat I am holding, it's hard to explain. The songs I am trying to learn are like Seven Nation Army, When the Saints Go Marching In, etc. Any advice? I will be using 2 drumsticks for 1 drum. Sorry if this is a weird request, I am not educated in music so I am not very articulate.

Hey r/Learnmusic!

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I’m currently in music theory II and I’m having trouble with learning about four-part writing. I’ve been getting help from my professor but I’m still stuck and I’m falling behind. Can someone please guide me?

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Hello, I want to learn about and discover more music genres, is there a good free internet ressource on the subject? Thank you :)

I recently discovered a passion for music which made me start learning guitar (self taught), but I want to learn piano and bass too. What should I do? Should I start learning those too?

I’m 15 and have been learning trombone for around 5 years. I’m currently learning AMEB grade 4 as I haven’t been very consistent for the last year or two. I’m focusing on practicing more, but want to learn piano or guitar. I listen to a lot of rock, such as meatloaf, and you can’t really play that on the trombone.

I can get a music teacher for either instrument at school. I’d like to start learning both so I have some foundation before I leave school.

My goal is to be able to play I’d do anything for love or what about love on piano. On guitar I’d like to be able to play some AC/DC, Meatloaf, Money for Nothing, Bat out of Hell (for both instruments), paranoid and Through the Fire and Flames.

If I were to learn both, I could probably practice twice a week for half an hour across each instrument.

I’m prepared to put in multiple years before I can play those songs, especially Through the fire and flames. Am I being realistic, or should I just pick one?

Edit: Honestly I could probably also do 15 minutes per instrument every day as well

I'm more so interested in electric guitar, drums and the keyboard, but I have no clue where to start. I know it wont happen overnight, but eventually wanna be able to have jam sessions with my boyfriend who's universal in a lot of instruments. Any resources or advice I'd greatly appreciate! I do ask him for guidance, but I just wanna see what else I can work on on my own time when I'm not around him to practice.

I'm teaching myself in my rare free time. It's not going well.

Hello! I am a 18 year old college studying English at UC Berkeley, and I am considering changing my major to Music, and putting in serious time into learning the guitar, bass, and refining my singing (I am an absolute beginner in guitar and bass). I love music, it is literally my only passion in life and I spend hours listening to an analyzing compositions and chord progressions.

However, I was born with a mild fine motor skill deficiency, and so I'm worried that I won't be able to become really good at instruments that require lots of fine motor dexterity, like the ones i mentioned, also the piano (which I haven't learned at all).

I can play a few songs on the guitar so far, but I'm just worried that I won't be able to master barre chords or become good enough to gig, studio work, etc with my condition. This is a stupid question, but do you think, because of my deficiency, I simply won't be able to get really good with those instruments, and should just give them up and stick to singing? Or do you think, with a lot of practice, I can still get really good? Is there a ceiling because of my condition? Please be honest with me. Sorry for asking such a stupid question.

I am a lover of music, particularly classical music. When I listen to a music, I then hear the melody reverberating in my head for hours after I've heard it. Every single note, even the subtle ones, and even when multiple melodies are stacked on top of each other, I hear them in my head exactly the same as in the youtube video. I can distinguish between different performances of the same song just by hearing them.

I want to play a musical instrument that is very easy to learn quickly. Such that I could just pick it up and start playing musical notes with minimal practice, only getting a feel for it, how to make various notes and sounds. Which musical instrument is good for people with an intuitive feel for music? I'm not even going to bother learning notes, if I hear a melody once clearly, then I can remember and replicate it. I want to know what kind of musical instrument would be best suited for me? Perhaps a flute, violin, accordion, or something else? Anything that's not too complicated and easy to start playing music.

Hi all.

So I've been trying to get back into guitar after some 15 or so years without ever touching it. I used to have good metronome accuracy when I was learning piano (my first instrument), however, I never really practiced with a metronome when playing guitar.

I'm looking for an app that has a metronome that I can play along with (even if single notes or whatever) with the guitar, so with the microphone or something like that and tells me how accurately I play to the beat.

I've found a lot of apps in which you tap the screen to the beat, but I feel that accuracy there doesn't exactly translate to accuracy while actually playing.

I don't know if what I'm looking for actually exists, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

I've been recently trying to focus on getting back towards ear training aimed at transcription, and I've been wondering about ways to expand ear training exercises. My current two methods of training are as follows :

1. Use https://tonedear.com/ and their built-in exercises, and
2. Record the audio of some composition on musescore, and try to recreate it (using the original sheet music as a double check).

However, when I've been looking to transcribe even relatively simple songs as practice, if they have strings (for example Madeline and Theo, https://youtu.be/__oZ-LYZ8pU?si=3JItqLO7dNHgv9F0, or the Aviary Village theme, https://youtu.be/UwADziEwCDE?si=jmx3csvWm3Wd8Am9 ) or even just a piano that has a lot of processing done on it (The chords on the beginning of Waterflow, https://youtu.be/3hPvW_VXKzg?si=QClV0dQHvyaiwMzD, come to mind) I tend to struggle on the transcription, and I imagine that since I'm training my ears near exclusively on pianos from the above two methods that's a large contribution towards the difficultly.

Thus, I'm wondering two things :

1. Would it be possible to write a program for either a DAW like LMMS/FLStudio or a notation app like Musescore that would randomly select both an instrument from a set bank and either a set of chords or chord progression to play such that I could practice ear training with wildly different instruments, or
2. Are there any ear training exercises y'all know of that either are good for expanding the textures you're comfortable with transcribing, or hell, any good ear training exercises in general I should add to my routine from what you've heard so far?

I already know basic theory like how chords are made and other stuff. I just need to know how to use my fingers.

hello!! im a graduated senior high student and im wanting to prepare myself for getting into music college. I was hoping if anyone here would be kind enough to share some free courses, notes , files etc for music and music production to help me study and prepare myself as i will apply for music college sometime in the future. I play guitar so anything related to that too would be great! Im currently doing the Yale music theory courses and lectures. But i want more. Im very good at self study and such, i just need a guide on what is what. I hope graduates or alumnus of music and music production from all over the world would be kind and help me out with this, even with something as small as advice, tips , tricks and or stories. I would very much appreciate it!

TYSM once again if you do help me! i look forward to everyone who do reply!

I play guitar and sing, but I don't know how to read sheet music. I'd really like to be able to but I don't really know what's the best way to approach this. I was also wondering if there's any apps I could use to support my learning.

I dont know much about anything.

My daughter, 10 years old wants to learn piano.

I searched and found i can buy a keyboard too.

But 88 keys keyboard is costly to invest now. I saw a 88 keys piano from a company. They mentioned it is good for kids and it has progressive touch.

I dont know the meaning. Is it okay to buy that?

I have a question about a music teachers work flow, specifically private music teachers. I taught music many moons ago and my work flow was to find students > setup lesson time and days > have the lesson or not > mark attendance > collect payment. I know that some teachers like to celebrate birthdays and other achievements with their students.

I am thinking my task flow is probably missing a step or two. Or maybe your task flow is different?

I am asking because I am creating tutorials that cover how music teachers go about running their studio.

Thanks,
Julie

Hi there - I tried marvel piano app for my 7 year old but it seems everything is on the app itself. Is there any app that allows the child to simply use a traditional piano and maybe the app is listening and making corrections? Beginner level but can read basic notes. If not what virtual piano teacher service would you recommend on zoom video? We just can’t afford an in-person teacher

Thanks

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