what is the easiest woodwind instrument to play for an adult who has prior piano experience?

Answer 1

not sure if piano experience will help u play the instrument, although it will help u read music

but clarinet, oboe, saxophone, basoons are all closely related

i used to play the clarinet, got pretty good at it

then i taught myself to play the tenor saxophone quite easily

i played my friend's oboe and figured that out pretty fast

but ive never played the basoon

the fingering of these instruments are very similar and if u can blow through a reed in one, u can do the rest....
although oboe is a bit different, since there's no mouth piece, but 2 pieces of reed

Answer 2

In some of the bands I've been in, clarinet is a prerequisite to the saxophone, although they are very similar. As I play a brass instrument, I couldn't tell you from experience which is easier, but from what I've heard, clarinet is the easiest, although not by much, as they are all fairly similar.

Answer 3

The recorder. And they're fun and social too. There are no clarinet orchestras, nor will you be able to ever play in an ensemble with others (probably). You'll have many opportunities with the recorder (remember, there are many different types).

Answer 4

I had a little piano experience and found the clarinet easy to learn. I was a bit younger, though.