[musictlk] Random question regarding instruments

Thu Aug 31 15:27:38 UTC 2017

I think the best instrument to start with is the piano. it has the widest range and all the notes to the left get lower and all the notes to the right get higher. Most every other instrument you have to learn to play one note correctly. Everyone who plays one note on the piano plays it correctly. You can sing with a piano,  play melody and harmony,. ,

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> On Aug 30, 2017, at 9:20 PM, Mike Jolls via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I’m responding to the question “how do you get your child into playing an instrument and how do you help them find their instrument?
> This is a very difficult question, and one that I have had to deal with in my life as a parent.
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> The short answer to “how do you get your child into playing an instrument” is … it’s all up to them.  It’s their choice.
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> I grew up loving music.  My mother played the piano like nobody’s business.  She could play all the classic composers. Bach, Chopin, Liszt .  you name it, she could play it.  And, she could sight read anything. As a result, I loved classical music too.  And, I took an instrument as a child (guitar).  Surprisingly, I didn’t take the piano, but that was because seeing the piano music was next to impossible due to my vision.
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> When I became a parent, I tried to get my kids interested in piano and classical music.  They all took piano lessons until they found out how much work it was.  They liked the idea of playing.  They didn’t like how much work was involved … that is if you wanted to be a good player.  I wanted them to experience the instrument that I loved, but they eventually quit.  And all of them, due to in large part to influences of their friends and environment, rejected classical music.  To this day I still listen to it, but they don’t.  I had to come to the realization that the music I love, that my mother passed to me, will die with me.
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> That’s just the way it is.  It has to be something the individual wants to do.  The desire to play, and the willingness to practice comes from within the person.  You can’t make them play an instrument or practice forever.  Sure, you can encourage them to take an instrument.  Maybe they do it in school in 3rd or 4th grade.  But unless they really want to do it themselves, they’ll quit.
> I also see my one son with his 2 girls, and I know (based on what he and his wife want them to get involved in) that the girls probably won’t be taking piano (or probably any instrument).  What a loss.  They will (in my humble opinion) be missing out on a lot.  All I can do is let the parents do what they think they want to do and hope the girls will come up with the idea.
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> At this point in my life, I’m retired.  So I’ve taken the bull by the horns and I’m taking piano.  Big learning curve, but I’m enjoying learning.  I’m practicing 2-3 hours a day, but it’s because I want to.  I know that unless I devote the time, I’m not going to make the progress I want to make.  My goal … get as far as I can in my years remaining.  Learn to play the classics to the degree that I can.  I have the drive within me and I have the time, so I’m devoting myself.
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> When it comes to kid, it’s up to them.  If they show an interest, then great.  Let them listen to the instruments and find the one they think they like.  I’m personally biased towards piano, but I believe it gives the best background which is transferrable to many instruments.  And, I love the instrument as well.  Anyway, encourage them to practice and play.  But remember, it has to come from within them.
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> From: Tara Briggs via MusicTlk<mailto:musictlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 1:21 PM
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> Cc: Tara Briggs<mailto:thflute at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Random question regarding instruments
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> Hi! I think that you pose a very interesting question. How do you get your child into playing a musical instrument and how do you decide what instrument your child would like to play. My story is that I got to listen to a bunch of different instruments. One day, my dad sat me down and we just listen to a ton of classical music. Although I like the sound of all the instruments in the orchestra and the piano and organ in the harp, my true love is the flute One day I was going through my mom's collection of CDs and found a flute and piano CD. I thought that flute was the most beautiful sound I've ever heard. And since that day, I've developed a lifelong obsession with the flute. I am an adult amateur, I take weekly Lessons and do my best, I was a stay at home mom of a one-year-old and a three-year-old, to get in as close to an hour a day of practice time as I can. I'm never going to go professional but the flute has given me some of the greatest joy of my life. In the end, I think that's what music really does for us. It brings beauty into our lives and the lives of others.
> Tara
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>>> On Aug 28, 2017, at 2:13 PM, Ned O'Brien via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 4:10 PM, Ned O'Brien <ned968 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> This is a very prejudice response to cheap instruments, I play the organ
>>> and know there are a lot of free or close to it instruments available When
>>> you find one I have found the prefect course available on NLS BARD
>>> good luck
>>> ned
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>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Linda Mentink via MusicTlk <
>>> musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>>> Hi Lisa,
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>>>> Maybe your local music store has some for rent.
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>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Lisa Burns via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org
>>>> To: musictlk at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date sent: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 14:06:01 -0500
>>>> Subject: [musictlk] Random question regarding instruments
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>>>> 
>>>> Hi all, I was wondering if any of you knew of a place that I could get
>>>> cheap instruments for my 10-year-old niece to experiment with to see what
>>>> instrument she is most interested in.  If anyone has anything to donate, or
>>>> to sell, I would also be interested.  Thanks in advance.
>>>> https://www.etsy.com/shop/ProgressiveJewelry
>>>> 
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