What is the first musical instrument you have learned to play?
By yuanchang
@yuanchang (474)
Philippines
June 27, 2007 5:48am CST
The first musical instrument that I learned how to play was the guitar. The first song I learned was Green Day's "Good Riddance". I was really glad that I have one instrument that I know how to play. It adds up to my skills:). I am trying to learn the piano lately. It is harder for me to learn the piano than to learn the guitar. I hope that I can progress with my piano playing. I tried learning the violin before but it is too painful for me. How about you what is the first musical instrument that you learned how to play?
10 responses
@vonne28th (1494)
• Philippines
27 Jun 07
The first musical instrument that i have learned was the harmonica. My grandfather gave it to me when i was in gradeschoool. It was an old harmonica that he was able to kept it many years ago,it has a great value to me. I also play the piano well through self-study.
@yuanchang (474)
• Philippines
27 Jun 07
i wish i can play wind instruments. but i cannot for the reason that i have asthma. i have difficulty in blowing these instruments. my blows are not enough i guess. besides i easily got tired doing it. :)
@vonne28th (1494)
• Philippines
27 Jun 07
Oh,sorry to hear that. Yes,it is really tiresome to blow any wind instruments,but its really fun. Thanks
@cuttyrish (2667)
• United States
2 Jul 07
the first instrument that i have learned to play was the harmonica. My grandma gave it to me when i was a kid, i am good at it when i a, kid, but right now i am not good at it anymore. Maybe its because i forgot to practive playing since i have been doing alot. But the second one that i have learned to play is the flute, i can tell that i am a bit good at that. I am the one who taught myself how to play the flute by using a guide, in which its tells do-re-mi pattern for the holes. I am learning how to play the guitar and keybord this past days, and i need alot of practice to be able to be good at it.
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
27 Jun 07
I very much wanted to learn Veena, a string instrument in my childhood. But the music school was very far those days, and my father could not afford that. Hence I made my children learn whatever instrument they want so that they should not feel disappointed like me. My son plays, key board, Mrudangam, a percussion instrument, drums, veena, and he learned vocal music as well and can sing western and indian classical. My daughter also learnt veena and vocal. My younger daughter is particular about violin and is learning and now she bought guitar. Both girls can play key board too. I see my unfulfilled wishes coming through in them.
@yuanchang (474)
• Philippines
27 Jun 07
wow! it is realle amazing that your kids are fulfilling your dreams. it must have felt good. it is actually a let down if you cannot afford to learn :(
@nideco (16)
• Netherlands
28 Jun 07
The first instrument I learned how to play was the wooden flute.
I was around 9-10 years old, I later learned how to play the piano.
After doing that for 4 years I now play bass guitar in our band, Okatta, in The Netherlands.
You can listen to some of our music here -- http://www.myspace.com/okatta
Tell me what you think.
I also make some of my own music, a bit different :P
I make Ambient but also harder styles on my pc using Fruity Loops.
I love the program.
Listen to my music here -- http://www.myspace.com/nideco
@yuanchang (474)
• Philippines
28 Jun 07
wow! even though i am not a fan of those kind of music, i think it was very creative. i would like to try fruity loops in my experiments. i am a frustrated songwriter. hope i can try it out some time.
@reball (9)
• Brazil
29 Jun 07
The first instrument that i learned to play was the keyboards. But i didn't enjoy that much at the time. I was just a kid. Can't even remember my first song.. but must have been the 9th symphony , or 5th.. can't remember the number actually :P hehehhehee
years later, i saw detroit rock city! and heard Iron man from Black Sabbath. This music changed my life heheheheh I ask my brother to teach me to play on the guitar. that was the first song i learned :)
@yuanchang (474)
• Philippines
29 Jun 07
it is great that you have picked up an instrument again. it adds up to our talents. it allows us to have something to do. :)
@arcidy (5005)
• United States
3 Jul 07
The first musical instrument I ever learned was the piano I dont remember how old I was when I started learning it I think I was 12 or 14 when I started playing it and now im pretty good if I must say at playing it I usually practice every day for about an hour and i do it just for fun dont plan on making a busness out of it just like playing when no one is around.
@laiza14 (593)
• Philippines
23 Jul 07
well at first all i wanted to play was the guitar. I remember myself playing like i was only 4 years old.. but now i have learned and enjoyed playing it. The first song i learned was "i' crazy for you" the F#m was kinda hard for me to play for the first time.. hehe.