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Instruments and Ease of Learning |
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©Arlene R. Taylor PhD Realizations Inc
It should come as no surprise that mastering one instrument, as opposed to another, may require varying lengths of time based on the student. It may also vary depending on the relative ease or difficulty of the specific instrument itself. Learning to play a keyboard or the piano may be easier for adults (than some other instruments) because they find it less difficult to create a single “tone,” as compared with woodwind or stringed instruments.
According to the American Music Conference, the range of difficulty in instruments for an adult to pick up can be ranked from easiest to most difficult. Examples follow.
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Easiest |
Fairly Easy |
Average |
Difficult |
Most Difficult |
Autoharp
Chord organ Electric keyboard
Bongo drums
Recorder
Ukulele
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Accordion
Acoustic guitar
Electric guitar
Banjo
Drums
Harmonica
Mandolin |
Piano, Organ
Saxophone
Clarinet, Flute
Trombone, Tuba
Cornet, Trumpet
Sousaphone, Xylophone
Marimba
Vibraharp |
Double bass
Cello
French horn
Viola
Violin |
Bassoon
English horn
Oboe, Harp |
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