call this a crazy fetish of mine, but im crazy about learning the bagpipes!
2006-10-16 12:14:55 · 27 answers · asked by need 2 get a grip 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
i already play the piano/keyboard, so i want to do something exciting for a change!
2006-10-16 12:20:23 · update #1
I ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE BANJO !!
2006-10-16 12:16:20 · answer #1 · answered by tinkerbell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not into bagpipes because they don't seem very versatile; it's as if bagpipe players follow some code that say that they can only learn that one song (you know the one). I don't like the sound much, but that's more of a taste issue and less of a problem than the odds that you probably won't go very far with it.
I like your idea of learning something rarer. I learned the ukulele (after piano and bass guitar) for that reason. But that eventually led me to guitar, so who knows where you'll end up. Just don't stop learning or playing.
2006-10-16 19:55:56 · answer #2 · answered by kickapookidonthefritz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact a local pipeband and ask about lessons. Most bands teach beginners for free if you're serious about learning and would like to join the band. You'll need to purchase a practice chanter and possibly a book. On the average, a person is on the chanter about a year before they're ready to go on the pipes. Once on the pipes it will be some time before you're ready to perform. That time varies with how much you practice. It's a journey that takes years and very few make to the top of the field. BUT, on the way you meet many new people and make lots of friends. You can go to workshops and meet many of the world's best players who will talk with you like an old friend. You will have to endure remarks about 'they play only one tune' and 'it all sounds alike' e.t.c. But, you'll soon find the music challenging and rewards are worth it. My two pence, anyway.
2006-10-19 12:40:54 · answer #3 · answered by ironbrew 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bagpipes are an awesome instrument. The problem is that they are very easy to play poorly and take years to learn to play well. (And most who try to teach themselves are a disaster!)
You can walk up to a guitar for the first time and strum something that sounds good. You walk up to a bagpipe and you are lucky if you have the strength to even make the reed sound!
As for pipers playing the same tune, that's probably Amazing Grace. It's the most requested tune by far for pipers. A lot of pipers barely tolerate it since they have to play it so often.
A good beginners website for bagpipes is this one:
http://www.bagpipejourney.com
2006-10-17 01:35:26 · answer #4 · answered by Andrew L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use to play piano, drums and guitar..been a long time since I played.
I have always like the sound of a Sax.
2006-10-16 19:27:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drums
2006-10-16 20:37:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I could, I would love to learn the keyboards, since they are the most versatile of instruments.
2006-10-16 19:17:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
drums or guitar but to learn the bagpipes wud be pretty unique
2006-10-16 19:18:06 · answer #8 · answered by naynaygurl56 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always wanted to learn the drums
2006-10-16 19:16:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I played the sax in high school but have always wanted to learn to play the violin.
2006-10-16 19:16:48 · answer #10 · answered by awagner1971 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty big on percussion, so I would love to learn how to play trash cans like the guys from STOMP!
2006-10-16 19:16:48 · answer #11 · answered by ckeeney710 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋