Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.

Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/

Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.

Suggestions?

  • 14-11-2010 01:25PM
    #1
    Fr.Ebula Conundrum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭


    I'm looking to take up an instrument, dont really come from a background of playing instruments and I'm 17, can anyone give me some good suggestions based on that?


Comments

  • #2
    ColmDawson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,001 ✭✭✭ColmDawson


    What kind of music do you like?


  • #3
    rcaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭rcaz


    Er, ColmDawson's question is a bit vital here. How would we give recommendations otherwise? Having said that, I'll bite :p

    Why not learn Viola? Never enough Viola players.

    Or take up synthesis. Playing synthesisers will teach you more about how sound works than any other instrument.

    Or if you want to learn about how music works, learn a keyboard instrument (this can also cross over with synthesisers, though the focus is very different).


  • #4
    Fr.Ebula Conundrum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭Fr.Ebula Conundrum


    Well I pretty much like any music :P Saying that I've been listening to an awful lot of classical lately :/ I used to play keyboads a small bit when I was 8ish aswell...but not a lot at all


  • #5
    rcaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭rcaz


    Fr.Ebula Conundrum wrote: »
    I've been listening to an awful lot of classical lately :/ I used to play keyboads a small bit when I was 8ish aswell...but not a lot at all

    Viola and synthesiser then?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RaAgI7eZMg


    :p


  • #6
    Fr.Ebula Conundrum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭Fr.Ebula Conundrum


    I'd be leaning more towards viola on the whole size issue compared to a synthesiser so.......could you advise me on where to get a good one that won't just fall apart? :P


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    rcaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭rcaz


    Fr.Ebula Conundrum wrote: »
    I'd be leaning more towards viola on the whole size issue compared to a synthesiser so.......could you advise me on where to get a good one that won't just fall apart? :P

    Er, I can't really, I don't play any string instruments. I've wanted a viola for a while though, I'm waiting to see if the excitement over the idea of playing it dies down in a few months before buying :p

    Synthesisers come in all sorts of sizes though. You can get one the size of a big room or you can get one that fits in your backpack. Got a laptop? Or any sort of computer? They're synthesisers too :p I use software for most of my synthesiser needs, a lot of great stuff can be got with little equipment.


Advertisement