I can fairly recall the time when I started to learn my first music instrument. As a lot of children I learned to play the fipple flute as a young boy. But without offending any fipple flute players, that was fairly a real instrument to master. Of course with real mastery it is as good as any other instrument, but most of the time it is used to introduce children to the world of music and instruments. You might give the fipple flute or recorder, as it is also called, a try, if you want to peak into the world of music. But no, my first instrument is the clarinet.
How did it come so? After playing the recorder to a certain degree my mother offered me the chance to decide to learn any instrument I wanted. She presented me the most famous ones, the piano, the violin, the guitar, the flute and of course the clarinet. I suspect the clarinet was her favorite choice, because I remember she put a little more effort in presenting me this instrument, but this could most likely just have been me favoring the clarinet in my memory. So or so I decided for the clarinet and that’s where my musical journey began.
But why learn a music instrument? There are several good reason some better than others.
First it is one way to express yourself and your emotion. It doesn’t matter if you are happy or sad, melancholic or cheerful, all can be expressed by playing pieces fitting to your mood or just improvising , weaving tunes into a melody. Depending on what instrument you learn you will gain flexible fingers,you might have heard the saying that someone has the fingers of a musician. Often long slender fingers, perfect for pressing keys on a piano. There is some truth to that as with your skin turns tan when you work long in the sun, your body gets strong and persistent so turns your body if you play an instrument for a certain time. Your fingers get stronger, your lungs stronger, your lips tougher or your arms stronger.
Often using both hands while playing an instrument you develop an ability of multitasking with both your hands doing different actions. Reading notes on a music sheet and translating that in your mind to finger movement increases your eye hand coordination, useful in a lot of parts in your life.
Learning an music instrument can teach you dedication if done in the right way. As with everything to master playing an instrument takes a lot of time and practice You can easily give up half the way in learning something new or just lose track due to laziness. Digging through this can teach you a good amount of dedication.
And last but not less important is the social aspect that comes with playing an instrument. There is a world waiting for you full of orchestras or bands you can join to make music with other people. Or you could just play duo with one more musician. The choice is yours but let me tell you making music together is amazing.
So now it is just your decision to select an instrument and to dive into music.