Learning and Playing a Musical Instrument

Learning and Playing a Musical Instrument can be very rewarding. 

Maybe you have an instrument floating around and thought you would like to dust it down and play it. Maybe you need to choose an instrument once you have decided you would like to learn one. 

Then you need to learn and play it. 

This article covers:

Reasons why people learn an musical instrument 

Choosing an instrument to learn

Practising a Musical Instrument

Performing on your musical instrument

Reasons why People Learn a Musical Instrument

Read Here for Eleven Reasons why people learn a musical instrument here. 

Please note: If you take up a musical instrument you benefit most if you own the instrument and are able to Play Often.

Choosing An Instrument To Learn

You have decided that you want to learn an instrument but you are unsure which one to go for. Below is a list of instruments and related articles. For further information on any of them just click on the underlined word or words. It may help in your decision making.

1. Woodwind Instruments

~ Flute

~ Clarinet with a Picture

~ Oboe with a Picture

~ Bassoon with a Picture

~ The Recorder

       - Recorder Facts

       - Sopranino Recorder

       - Descant (Soprano) Recorder

       - Treble (Alto) Recorder

       - Tenor Recorder

       - Bass Recorder

       - Seven Secrets On Why You Would Learn The Recorder

       - Recorder Fingering

2. Brass Instruments in Pictures

~ Trumpet 

~ Trombone

~ French Horn

~ Tuba  

3. String Instruments

~ Violin

          -Sound-Colours of a Violin

~ Viola

~ Cello

          -Cello Sounds

~ Double Bass

         -Bass String Instruments

~ Ukulele

4. Piano

         - Learning Notes On The Piano

         - Learning To Read Piano Sheets

         - How To Read Intervals On Piano Sheet Music

         - Playing The Piano Using Chord Symbols

The following two articles are useful for both piano and keyboard playing.

        - Information On scales to Help With Reading Chord Symbols

        - How You Read Chord Symbols Written On Sheet Music

5. Keyboard

       -Learning To Play Ode To Joy On The Keyboard

       -How To Learn, Arrange, Practise and Perform Yesterday On The  Keyboard

The following two articles are useful for both piano and keyboard playing.

        - Information On scales to Help With Reading Chord Symbols

        - How You Read Chord Symbols Written On Sheet Music

6. Treble Clef Musical Instruments

       -Learning To Play Pieces Using The Treble Clef

7. Bass Clef Musical Instruments

      -Learning To Play Pieces Using The Bass Clef

Practicing A Musical Instrument

You get the most out of your instrument if you play it often on separate occasions.

That is Play---Repeat---Often

Click the underlined words for  Practicing Techniques and ideas on How To Catch a Musical Note and Keep It Correct

You could also Have Fun With Your Musical Notes to make the learning process interesting and exciting.

Performance 0n your 
Musical Instrument

You may be interested in performing on your musical instrument at any stage - whether it be to one person, a group of people in a concert situation or a practical examination. 

Take a look at How to Make the Most Out of Your Musical Performance