Which instrument should i start?

Question

I'm a girl, I'm 21 and I'm looking to start a new hobby, i played the clarinet for years love it :) my boyfriend plays drums (loudly!) and has a bass guitar and i was thinking of learning that but thought i might be to little (5 foot nothing tiny fingers lol), any ideas like a keyboard or something??
thanks heaps

Answer 1

I have taught bass and have had two girls pick it up rather well, both bought basses from the Daisy Rock series of basses (made for women players, I'll put a link below.) I'll warn you it tends to be a little painful on the fingers at first, but if you stick with it long enough to build the callouses and can live with keeping your nails shorter, you'll be fine. =)

Rock out, chick bass players are hot!

Answer 2

As a musician myself, play what you like! I play clarinet aswell, bass clarinet, saxophone, guitar bass and drums. But if you like the bass, go for it!

It does technically matter about your hand size, but, when you buy a starter bass find a lower scale model. Anyone at Sam Ash or Guitar Center will help you out.

But there are plenty of kids that start playing full scale guitar when they are young 5+ and if they managed to get the hang of a full scale, you should too.

Happy learning :)

Answer 3

I'm 18 and I am very small. haha. well not so small but i'm little and my fingers and hands are and ive been playing bass for a few years now. i love it. if you like the sound of it just give it a try and if not try something else. just keep trying different things until you find something that you can play from your heart and really feel the music. playing an instrument is a great way to express emotions and just simply cheer yourself up. whenever i'm feeling down, i just pick up my bass and everything gets better. =)

Answer 4

There are basses out there with shorter scales and thinner necks for smaller handed folks out there. If you really wanted, have a look at some of those.

But remember, no instrument is going to be easy. Experiment. See where you want to go and see what you enjoy the best. Having a good time with the instrument is the key.

Answer 5

I also played musical instruments since I was a kid. But piano is my first instrument. For me, piano has the most basic techniques of playing music.

To be able to play the instrument is good, but the most important you should know is the principle behind the music. Basic principles such as scaling. If you know the basic techiques, you can play any instrument you want. Physical condition does not matter. You can play piano even you have short fingers. I was able to play when I was 8 years old :)

Good luck! :)

Answer 6

Yeah...what the first person said. :)
There aren't very many great chick bassists out there (and FFR, it's not a guitar at all but an electric bass), and having played a woodwind before, you probably understand something about voice-like instruments. Great bassists can make their instruments sound voice-like, so you might have an advantage there. I personally would recommend bass out of my own bias, but pick what instrument draws you the most by its sound.

Answer 7

I would suggest going with the primary instrument in your favorite types of musical genres. That way you can be able to play all of your favorite songs, and maybe one day start a family band with your boyfriend :)

Answer 8

I know of people that are really tremedous musicians that have small hands, that is really not a big issue. just play the instrument that is the most common in your favorite kind of music.

Answer 9

You play what you love. That said, you can turn a modern keyboard into any sound, so it helps if your friends/partners are with you.

Answer 10

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