2006-10-20 23:40:17 · 33 answers · asked by lfc_rulz 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
That's a pretty open ended question, and it depends on what you're setting out to do. Solo Jazz guitar can be difficult, punk rock is easy. You know what I mean?
I guess in terms of difficulty violin always has a stigma attached to it as being pretty darn challenging...especially in the string catagory.
Learning the proper breathing technique for the bag pipes is supposed to be a challenge as well. So that's my guess for wind instruments.
Also, there is modular synthesis that looks pretty challenging to me. You ever see one of those things?
http://web.media.mit.edu/~joep/pics/SynthML-4.jpg
The amount of math and theory that goes into one of these things seems difficult to me. There are people that use components of math from chaos theory to come up with music on these things. Also, understanding the patches and infinite possibilities makes these things a life time pursuit.
But then again I play guitar and I feel like the 'infinite possibilities' that I can find a guitar neck is one of the biggest challenge in life. There is no right answer, it just all depends.
2006-10-21 02:43:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well you've got to think about wether you mean the hardest instrument on which to carry a tune, or the hardest instrument to master and play properly? For example, to carry a tune on bass guitar is fairly easy, but to play it properly with correct timing and to be original is difficult. You've also got to take into account that most people answering this question are experienced on their instruments and may well forget how hard or easy it was to begin playing their instrument, so it's hard to be impartial for a musician. Also to be able to play a simple tune on a trumpet is harder for me personally than on a stringed instrument because I have long fingers and a relatively small lung capacity. So taking all that into account I'm going to say piano is the hardest instrument to play simply because of the complexity and number of chords and combinations. Having said, the same things make it one of the most satisfying to master due to the endless possibilities.
2006-10-21 00:00:05 · answer #2 · answered by onceuponatimeinhull 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hardest to "master" is the piano. It involves all ten fingers and sometimes the foot all at the same time. The right hand may be playing one thing while the left is playing a different rhythm or a counter melody. I play guitar, much easier but just as expressive.
2006-10-20 23:59:36 · answer #3 · answered by Stratobratster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The guitar is hard - I tried it once, it hurts your fingers and you have to remeber which stings are which! I play the oboe and it has a reed - it takes a while to get used to it - at frist your lips are all tingly!
I think the drims would also be quite hard (although i've never played on the properly!) 0 lost of different sequences.
Also, the saxaphone - loads of different keys!
But last - the piano! How do you remeber what all those keys are and get both hands to play at the same time!!!!
2006-10-20 23:44:20 · answer #4 · answered by Theo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
violin - because you have to make the sound yourself. By that, I mean you can't just bang something like a drum, or press a key on a piano to get a note - you have to place your finger in exactly the right right spot on one of 4 strings, with no frets like a guitar, and no markings at all, and draw a bowed stick with horsehair over the same string at exactly the right speed and pressure to make the correct sound. So, you have to be very dexterous, and have a good ear too - for tone, pitch and notes, otherwise it will sound awful!
anyone with a good sense of rythm can learn a guitar, wind instrument or drums. You need that and more with a violin
2006-10-20 23:41:29 · answer #5 · answered by rose_merrick 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I have seen that sting is bringing out a new album but unlike his others he is discovering different instruments. I think on his latest album he plays a very unusual instrument, it looked like a guitar/sitar but it had 4 different necks and about 20 different strings, it was i think an asian instrument but just to look at it was confusing
2006-10-21 00:03:55 · answer #6 · answered by david l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the piano would be the hardest instrument to play because I can play the oboe and tenor saxophone just fine.
2006-10-21 05:10:38 · answer #7 · answered by clarinetist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to the experts, it's the French Horn. I never tried so I don't know. Violin takes a lot of dedication to get past the squawk phase. I know an oboe player (not pink) who reckons he's got the worst deal cos he has to make his own reeds, and you can't do a glissando.
But as a guitar player I'd have to say guitar because there's TOO DARN MANY of us and no-one can get a gig.
2006-10-20 23:47:32 · answer #8 · answered by wild_eep 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 possibles here!
1) The Oboe - sound production and intonation.
2) The French Horn - same tube length as a tuba, but plays at the upper end of the fundamental range.
3) The triangle!! Not how but when!! 467,2,3,4. 468,2,3,4. 469,2 ting ,ting!!
2006-10-20 23:47:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Flute-Its hard enough to actually get a note but even when you can you to actually get a nice sound and play a note thats in tune (I mean perfectly in tune) is extremely hard!! Even though the notes are automatically there for you, to actaulyl make a flute sound good and proffesional takes forever!!!
(Either that or the violin)
2006-10-20 23:57:45 · answer #10 · answered by Seriously Though 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋