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Originally posted by garett
What other instrument(s) do you play ?
The piano makes music so easy to understand that I almost always recommend that anyone wanting to go into any other instrument learn to play piano first.
I took piano lessons when I was younger but went to guitar as soon as my parents allowed me to. I hated music theory as a child but when I became serious about the guitar I took the time to study it intensively.
It had been so long since I had played but when I go back to it now everything just makes sense. It's the perfect logical represenation of "everything music".
I have such an easy time composing anything on the piano that I often compose pieces on the piano first before transposing them to other instruments, even when the song doesn't include any piano at all. It's just such a free instrument. You can compose in both bass and treble cleff. You can visualize the key signature that you're in much easier than with another instrument etc.
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Good post. I agree completely. I started lessons at 4 years old as well....now, I can pick up pretty much any instrument and, give me 10 minutes or so, and I can bang out a reasonably recognizable tune.
Piano is GREAT for learning music basics...theory sucks..haha...but it's well worth the learn if you are serious.
