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Subject: which instrument do you think is the hardest to play?
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Posted by: Foton
I agree a beat is harder to play than a tune. The thing with a tune is that you have a little room for error and typically can time yourself by the person playing the beat. The reason the Banjo is so hard to Master is that it's tune comes from a beat. Here's a way you can ease yourself into playing a beat. Don't count at all just hit your drum get the feel for the sound then hit it again don't stop hitting the drum till you can feel the sound. Now pay attention to how the drum get's quieter by hitting the drum and letting it go quiet. Try this a few times. Following that try to feel the vibrations going threw your body. When you can feel the sound vibrating threw your body you can use it as a timing mechanism. Instead of counting out beats by mississippi's, steam boat's or what ever you count by you'll just get a knack to know when to hit the drum. You know what I'm trying to say when the sound decrease below a certain volume you'll know when to hit your snare etc,,,

you don't know what the hell you're talking about if you think that playing drums is just hitting things.playing drums is not just about that and yes you do have to keep counting constentley that's basically the point of music you need to learn what eigth notes and sixteenth notes are in order to play them and if you don't know what those are or how you count them then that basically let's everyone know that you don't know what u are talking about. it takes talent to play any instrument, you can't just pick it up and blow air or move yor sticks around really fast, you have to study and take your time to learn it it doesn't just come to you like that.

  • 08.14.2004 12:43 AM PDT
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Well I've played guitar for 12 years, and picked it up real quick aswell. I've been told by my College music tutor that I'm 40 years my playing age (a real compliment, him being one hell of a guitarist himself). PS, I play Jazzy-Rock (Steely Dan anyone?). Now here's my opinion:

Now, the Bass is the easiest. If you can play the Guitar, you can play the Bass.

Keyboards, neh. Tricky at first, but you get used to it.

Now Drums, THAT's hard. I'm not talking about a simple 3-4 or 4-4 Kick, Snare, Hat rhythm. Hard-core rock drumming is quite a spectacle. Jazz drumming when done right, is -blam!- brilliant.

Now, the lesson here though is, to get good at any of the above, years of constant practise are needed. Luckily when I was young, I figured that I'll work (bore!) my arse off at the Guitar, and the rewards are coming in. Practise is the name of the game people.
[color=white]PS, none of the instruments are harder than the other :)[/color]

- J

[Edited on 8/14/2004 2:57:48 AM]

  • 08.14.2004 2:56 AM PDT
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Posted by: JAY132
Well I've played guitar for 12 years, and picked it up real quick aswell. I've been told by my College music tutor that I'm 40 years my playing age (a real compliment, him being one hell of a guitarist himself). PS, I play Jazzy-Rock (Steely Dan anyone?). Now here's my opinion:

Now, the Bass is the easiest. If you can play the Guitar, you can play the Bass.

Keyboards, neh. Tricky at first, but you get used to it.

Now Drums, THAT's hard. I'm not talking about a simple 3-4 or 4-4 Kick, Snare, Hat rhythm. Hard-core rock drumming is quite a spectacle. Jazz drumming when done right, is -blam!- brilliant.

Now, the lesson here though is, to get good at any of the above, years of constant practise are needed. Luckily when I was young, I figured that I'll work (bore!) my arse off at the Guitar, and the rewards are coming in. Practise is the name of the game people.
[color=white]PS, none of the instruments are harder than the other :)[/color]

- J


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  • 08.14.2004 4:08 AM PDT
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I play a bit of drums and I play keyboard.

[Edited on 8/14/2004 8:11:13 AM]

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