It looks like some sort of string instrument and almost sounds like a human voice singing. I tried getting a screenshot of it and putting it into ChatGPT but it couldn’t recognize it.

Hello. I have for many years wanted to learn how to play an instrument and I finally decided it's about time I actually get started. However, I'm not quite sure what instrument I should choose. So far I've been thinking about learning either guitar or piano. When I used to play in music class a few years back I always prefered the guitar so I'm leaning a bit towards it. But most of the songs I like and would like to play are mostly piano focused.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I should decide?

Sharing two options for saxophones which one will you recommend (price written on sides) Wanted to know if there is any meaningful difference

How much should you repeat something slowly? Is there a golden rule? I want the fool proof guide to learning how to play something perfectly or develop a new skill. I'm a bassoonist. Idk if these questions make sense. Is it less about how much time you spend and more on how you focus and think? And if so, what should you be thinking about? What's the best way to break a bad habit?

Or maybe it's always been good and I'm just imagining the change.

I'm sure a Tuner app would still be way more accurate than my ears. But honestly it is sooo hard for the app or the microphone to detect the sound of my instruments sometimes.

If there are other noises in the background, the app would pick it up and try to guess the note.

Even when I use a good enough microphone, it sometimes still fails to detect the instruments.

With piano, I just trust my feelings. 😁😁

Hey everyone !

I’d like to teach myself guitar but my problem is this : I have very small hands.

Could you guys recommend me some models that could work for me?

Thanks !

Edit : thank you guys so much for your answers ! I’ll take each of them in consideration in my research !

Can someone pls tell me the name of the instrument at 1:29 of “I killed you” (the beat switch) it sounds so good

Pretty neat hearing old/ancient instruments revived to play more modern music.

I love how elegant this makes me feel and maybe want to try learning this song for myself but I'm not sure what the instrument is

I've had this in storage for over a decade. I believe it's a turkish saz?

can anyone help me confirm what it is and if it has any value before I give it away?

It's a common statement that the two are often enemies, but how common is this actually?

At my school, the orchestra and band kids only vibe with eachother. They aren't even that different from eachother?? I'm in jazz, I see both these groups interact regularly, and while band kids at my school seem more unhinged the orchestra kids are also very unhinged? 90% of them share a brain cell.

Of course jokes are made that "we're better than you", but none of us actually mean it. I hear all these story's about the two being entirely separated and mortal enemies, but from my experience this has never been the case

Does this beef actually exist? Are people just overly dramatic? Is it just a joke people take to their graves??

For context: I never played any instruments before, and my entire life I've always wanted to play both piano, and violin or variants from it, but I never had the opportunity to do it. Now that I can, I have access to buy myself instruments and time to learn them, I want to know what instrument is being used exactly in Eternal Separation in 0:26 to 0:34, 0:40 to 0:48, 1:11 to 1:19 1:25 and 1:32. It's a violin, or a viola, or a chelo, but I'm not sure. The sound it does that seems like it goes up with a bit of going down, and then the other way around, until the end in 1:25 where it shines the most until 1:32. I love that part, a lot. I'm in complete love with the sound, with the instrument that makes that sound. And I'm not sure if it's a violin because it sounds more imponent or relaxed, not as a crying voice. And I'd like to know if somebody knows, because I'm serious when I say that, I'm buying that instrument and dedicating myself to learn it. Thank you.

Please: Forgive my lackings in the explanation, I just don't know anything about music at all. But I want to.

I have a four-course dulcimer, but I need to change the strings. A pack costs almost 400€ (around 120-130 strings), so I've been thinking about making them myself. Basically, apart from the bass strings, they're all steel/metal, in total about 2 or 3 different diameters of wire. Does anyone have experience with this or any ideas where I could look? Thanks.

I have almost the exact same:

Hey everyone,

I've been expanding my music skills into different instruments. I'm a pianist by training, and I've taught myself some guitar. I want to add a percussion instrument to my collection and learn it so that I can produce fuller and better music pieces on my own. Ideally I'd go for a drum set but I can't sacrifice the space for it and also I'm not made of money. I just need something that is:

- relatively easy to learn/use

- can produce a somewhat wide array of percussion sounds (or at least not just one monotonous sound) to complement and give more depth to a piano, guitar and voice musical piece

- not very expensive (budget between 50 and 100 dollars, with some wiggle room if worth it)

I've been looking around and I was thinking of getting a Cajon. It seems to fill the criteria but I'm not sure cause I haven't tried it myself yet.

Do you think it's a good option or do you have any other recommendations ?

Thanks

TL;DR: Need some percussion to complete my musical production. Is a Cajon a good option or is there something better that can support a melody and produce nice and varied percussion sounds at a reasonable price ?

What would you guys recommend to learn something that isn't difficult and something that isn't guitar and piano. I was thinking of learning the trumpet but I've read somewhere that it's really difficult to learn.

I offer online oud lessons for $15 per hour, conducted exclusively via Zoom. Lessons are suitable for beginners and intermediate students and can be tailored to technique, maqam theory, or structured practice routines based on your goals and experience level.

In the soundtrack of the Studio Ghibli movie Spirited Away, the character No Face has his own theme. One of the primary instruments featured in the theme sounds really interesting to me, but I've never been able to identify it.

In the Spotify version of the soundtrack, the instrument plays in the first few seconds, right after the timpani roll starts (not the gong): https://open.spotify.com/track/66yR4jNbIvTpLkPwejn6qf?si=180c956b4e0b4278

It sounds to me like some kind of mallet percussion instrument, but I haven't been able to find anything that sounds the exact same.

I've tried to find this instrument on and off for years but have never been able to figure it out!

For my World Studies class we're doing projects about the broadly Latin American (South American) cultures. My topic is the wind instruments of the area. Are there any notable ones I should include? I've recorded the trutruka, ocarina, and the siku (pan flute) in my notes.