well i think rock is harder to play but thats only me what do you think?
2007-11-22 14:16:26 · 7 answers · asked by legenddael 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
as much as i like rock calssical is way harder. they actually read music and rhythms not tabs. the finger pick really fast i say classical is alot harder
2007-11-22 14:59:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's an interesting question, that I'm not sure I've ever thought about before. Hmmm. I agree with the answerer who suggests that rock as a form of music is mostly easier than classical. I also agree with the answerer who says that clasical musicians actually read music and notes as opposed to tab aka "Notation for Dummies" (I put that in quotes because a good tab reader IS reading music, just in a different "language".
My thought is that at their best, rock and classical are similarly difficult. After all, its the same instrument, the same strings, etc. While a lot of rock "guitar heroes" might not read music, they employ exactly the same musical abilities, phrases, structures, tonalities, scales, riffs, gimmicks, etc as the classically trained musicians---whether they know it or not!
So, at the very highest quality end, I think it's real close.
2007-11-23 09:34:45 · answer #2 · answered by mrm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither is harder/easier than the other because boundaries will always be pushed in both genres. There probably exists more simple music as a whole for rock which could make it a simpler form, but at its best and hardest I'd say it would be a tie. Same goes for other types of music too like Jazz........
2007-11-22 23:37:58 · answer #3 · answered by Freddy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Based on what I can hear, rock is down at the bottom in playing difficulty. Jazz, true folk, and classical are all more difficult and each of them has advanced aspects that I don't see touched in rock. PBS is showing another Eric Clapton guitar festival, this one in Chicago that you might catch.
2007-11-22 23:51:28 · answer #4 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
classical is far harder to play
2007-11-23 00:39:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i play both styles and rock is much easier than classical.
2007-11-23 01:37:02 · answer #6 · answered by Devin R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try flamenco!
my parents are spanish and thought it would be fun to teach me to play sevillanas + bolero's
rock + classical guitar are a breeze compared to spainsh flamenco
2007-11-23 00:42:02 · answer #7 · answered by xenon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋