drums or piano ?

Question

i dont noe which to choose.
im scared that i'll lose interest in piano soon.
im not good at coordinating in drums.

personally i like the piano as its easy and the notes are fixed.. so you cant rly have any mistakes..
for drums.. i like playing the beats and all.. and its like kinda cool :D

So help me :)

Answer 1

Most really good musicians play more than one instrument. Learning to play the piano will make you a better drummer because it teaches independent hand movement. I took some drum lessons and it made me a better guitar player because it improved my sense of timing.

Answer 2

I agree that trying out both instruments can't hurt and if you like both you can always pursue both! But if you are taking the logical approach and your decision depends on your skill level...then I think you should ask yourself these questions...

1. Can you keep a steady beat? (probably one of the most important things someone would look at in a beginning drum student....more important than coordination, which you can build later)
2. How attached to melody are you? Would you be ok with only playing rhythms? Or maybe it is the rhythm in music that you find infectious?
3. Can you sing in tune? How good is your musical ear? If believe you are tone deaf, drums may be the better choice (although being tone-deaf is never easy for any musician)
4. If you like both rhythm and melody...have you considered the possibility of becoming a "percussionist" in addition to being just a drummer? This would mean you could also learn how to play pitched instruments and mallets (ex. gongs, cymbals, timpani, marimba, xylophone, etc.) in addition to learning the drum set.

These are just thoughts to consider...above all else you should do what you want and not just what you think you are good at...if you enjoy something enough...it will give you the motivation to become good at it.

btw...the piano, as you become better and better, it becomes harder and harder. It becomes more of challenge to "hit all of the right notes" or maintain accuracy because you have all the more notes to keep track of! But don't get discouraged...all instruments require time and discipline in order for you to get good. The drums are very very cool...esp when you can play more complicated rhythms and its role becomes very important when playing with various groups/ensembles. But don't discount the piano's cool factor. Once you learn the basics of classical technique...you can use what you have learned and always apply to other "cool" genres such as jazz and/or latin (not to say that classical isn't cool cause I think it is!)

Answer 3

I love drums and have been playing for 35 years. As cool as drums are, you will not stick with them unless you have people to play with. On a piano, or most other instruments, you can actually play a song by yourself, it is not that way with the drums. It takes a lot of motivation to put in the time to build the independence, dexterity and coordination needed to be a good drummer, and you don't get the satisfaction of actually hearing a song come together as you are learning these skills like you do with other instruments. I believe drummers are born not made. If you were meant to be a drummer there would be no question in your mind.

Answer 4

I play the drums and I absolutely love it. I wish I could play piano. But people think it's cool when a girl can play the drums.

Answer 5

The drums are very hard to get co-ordinated with to start with, but it's much easier if you're already used to moving 2 hands seperately (as with piano) Nothing is ever easy once you start it. If you think you're losing interest in the piano then do something completely different - play the 'opposite' style to what you're playing now (so popular if it's classical) or some jazz or something new.

Answer 6

Well play the piano when you play the piano you learn the beats and counting and stuff when you play the piano you can play the flute, organ, trumpet ,trombone,and more wind instruments with a little training because you mastered the notes and pitch. But when your playing drums it's all about beat. and it depends if your in a band i say drums because that keeps every body on beat or marching band because in a band you usually play the key board and that just acc. the music and you can barly hear.
so if you ask me I'd say piano

Answer 7

For my advice, I say that you should try both of them; they are both good starting points for a musical scholarship or career. Drums are good because you will be really good at rhythms which is extremely important. Piano is also very good, because it's the most basic of all instruments; if you can play piano really good, you can basically play every instrument very good.

Answer 8

My opinion:Try both.

Because drums are good for your rhytm and beat, and piano for your melody.

In my opinion, if you really like drums, try to learn guitar. Because guitar is relative easy and only need a short time to learn it. The piano is also good, but you need practice everyday in order to be a pro.

Well, good luck.

Answer 9

Learn the piano ; you will learn much more about music that way.
Nobody will ever ask you to play the drums at a party LOL

Answer 10

No mistakes with the piano!

No co-ordination with the drums!

Honestly if you have to ask.......

Nothing would have stopped me playing the piano-no question!