Playing an instrument - Where to start?!

Hey, I remember when I got my first instrument. It was a keyboard. From what I hear, keyboards are one the hardest instruments to play. That is because they have such a wide range of notes. The guitar is know as one of the easier instruments to play. Once you get a few basic cords down you can play a lot of songs. To start playing guitar you should go on the web and read a bit about it, what note each string is, what frets give you this cord. If you have no knowledge of how to read notes, i would purchase a guitar book for beginners, and a note reading book for beginners. To be able to play multiple musical instruments you need to have a working knowledge of note reading. Let me know how experienced you are wil note reading or any other musical abilities.

I personally started with playing the piano first, and now I play piano, bass, and guitar. I recommend starting with the keyboard because the keyboard will really give you an excellent base of the tones and their relationships. If you really want, you could start with the others. Guitar is very fun to play, it is especially great if you learn a song you have been wanting to learn for a while. I know how that feels. It is your decision, but I highly recommend starting with the keyboard.

If you have been playing for a few weeks, it's acceptable that you still are not that good in playing an instrument. If you would ask me, my, I have been playing for years but still I think I still need to improve a lot. Well, the first thing you should do is to ask yourself if you love what you're doing. If your answer is yes, then, you are good to go on! Then, play the instruments whenever you feel like playing. I don't suggest the term 'practice'. I believe that music isn't a game that you need to level up, I see it as an expression of yourself, your thoughts, and your feelings. Just play when your heart tells you, then you will just wake up one day that you are getting better and better, without you having to pinpoint that you need to do this or you need to do that. I say that music isn't a game because there is no game over. As you play your instrument for a certain period of time, you improve. Improvement is endless. So you would just disappoint yourself if you focused to set a goal on the highest level as there isn't really one. On the technicalities stuff, when playing the guitar, I suggest you to practice all of your fingers. (Well, except the thumb of course.) USE YOUR PINKY finger if you need to when doing chords or lead on the fretboard. Me, I told myself that I should have used my pinky from the beginning, now it's getting behind because I have rarely used it before I realized its importance. Also, try to learn reading tablatures. Download Guitar Pro or Power Tab and go to Ultimate-Guitar.com and search your favorite song. Well that's it. :)

If you haven't been playing that long it's normal, don't worry about what you can & can't do at the moment. Just enjoy playing, be creative and experiment. I've been playing guitar for the past 9 or 10 years, my father first introduced me to it. Obviously I studied books and so forth, but the most important thing is to enjoy it. You'll learn a lot more if you enjoy it. Keep us posted as to how you get on, peace.

you start from first refering some music books and join any institute

Hey thats great that your into music now. Although it is good to begin when you are a child there is nothing that says you cant learn now. It seem like you have went all out and are ready to learn. I personaly dont have musical experience with these instruments but I bet you can go on YouTube and put in what you would like to learn and what intrument and it will come up with all kinds of videos for you.

Well first thing first can you read music? You need to learn that then an instrument. It is not hard and a day or two of reading and you will get the basics enough to start learning an instrument. The acoustic guitar is a good place to start and there are videos on YouTube if you need a eye to eye type lesson. If not get a learners book and start at the beginning. It isn't too hard to do.

I have good experience in this field though i can't understand what to answer you. I started playing piano at the age of 6 years. My uncle taught me piano. Its better to learn these things at the age of childhood. To play instruments is a skill. My uncle learned piano themselves. Noone taught them. I think you should go to teacher or join musical classes.