Piano a huge help
Piano a huge help
So I'll throw one out there... I have heard from many reputable musicians that learning piano/keyboard is a great deal of help with any instrument because it teaches you to see all your notes in front of you at once. I have found this to be true?
Of course guitar is similar, but limited to six strings and 20 or so frets.
Of course guitar is similar, but limited to six strings and 20 or so frets.
Piano is also great because it teaches you to read both treble and bass staffs. I agree that the visuals are a big help. I also think that any instrument enhances learning another!
I have found that playing bass has really helped my guitar playing. Since I found that I could play melodic basslines, I could also play lead guitar! I never thought that I could, and was never encouraged back in the day, being female, it wasn't expected. Things have changed and learning is still as great as it ever was,
and this forum is a terrific tool!
I have found that playing bass has really helped my guitar playing. Since I found that I could play melodic basslines, I could also play lead guitar! I never thought that I could, and was never encouraged back in the day, being female, it wasn't expected. Things have changed and learning is still as great as it ever was,
and this forum is a terrific tool!
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I'll also agree that a keyboard instrument is extremely beneficial when learning music, especially when learning the read. Itmakes understanding intervals and relationships a lot easier. Once you have a solid foundation in theory, translating to other instruments is much easier musically, then the challenge is technique.
Hey, don't make fun of the oboe. It is an extremely difficult instrument to play well. Wife is an oboe player and I have had my share of experience with one as well. The oboe teaches you patience, consistency of technique, and the importance of repetition while practicing. All of which apply to guitar and/or bass.
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I like piano and drums for gaining confidence and coordination, too.
I'm primarily a bass player. It's the only thing I think I'm decent at, but playing the piano and forcing myself to learn the drums has been good as a confidence booster. I also think it makes the brain think differently in ways that help your overall playing on any instrument.
Trying to get the kick/snare patterns on the drums down was comical at first, but within a few hours it starts to come. The confidence then hits when you know you can tinker on both the melody and rhythym instruments. It sort of fills in the picture more broadly.
I'm primarily a bass player. It's the only thing I think I'm decent at, but playing the piano and forcing myself to learn the drums has been good as a confidence booster. I also think it makes the brain think differently in ways that help your overall playing on any instrument.
Trying to get the kick/snare patterns on the drums down was comical at first, but within a few hours it starts to come. The confidence then hits when you know you can tinker on both the melody and rhythym instruments. It sort of fills in the picture more broadly.
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I can play a little bit of drums and guitar and stand-up bass and enjoy them all. But bass guitar is what I really love. I took piano lessons for a short time and quit because the instructor wouldn't teach me chords to learn songs like on a guitar. I got real bored of doing five finger exercises on stuff like Mary Had A Little Lamb rather quick.
I recently went back to playing a Rickenbacker bass. Its like meeting an old friend again