Any band musical instrument is the easiest to learn?

[Anonymous]

Any recommendation? Good for future music social group or band.

[Anonymous]

Why?

[Anonymous]

Are you interested in a wind instrument for the marching band? If so, try flute, clarinet or trumpet.

[Anonymous]

Flute first, then clarinet. Maybe I just think that because I have a piano background, so the sequential fingering makes sense to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Flute first, then clarinet. Maybe I just think that because I have a piano background, so the sequential fingering makes sense to me.

My kid couldn’t play the flute, which I do.

She can’t memorize things well and the fingerings just weren’t going well. Then flutes have melody parts which were too fast for her.

She switched to a harmony instrument: the viola. No embousure to worry about. But now she knows Alto clef, not very transferable.

Younger sister learned the flute and two octaves in one months time. Totally different kids.

Perfusion or marimba could be quite easy.

If your kid has lung capacity they could t try a brass instrument, then decide melody (trumpet) or harmony (French horn, tuba, trombone).

Once one knows piano the woodwinds could be quite easy if you can memorize the fingerings. Oboe is toughest to get a good sound out of- has an expensive double reed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any recommendation? Good for future music social group or band.

Alto sax is a pretty versatile instrument- concert band, jazz band or marching band. Or in the pit for a musical.
Easy to get a noise out of it.
Same fingerings as the flute so flautists can do sax for jazz band if they prefer. Slightly harder vice versa since flute noise needs more finesse than a single reed woodwind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Flute first, then clarinet. Maybe I just think that because I have a piano background, so the sequential fingering makes sense to me.

Woodwind fingerings per note are not sequential, they are combinations of 2 to 8+ spring keys pressed down for each half step note. FYI. It is it a piano on a tube w sequential buttons per note.

[Anonymous]

* it is NOT a piano on a tube.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flute first, then clarinet. Maybe I just think that because I have a piano background, so the sequential fingering makes sense to me.

Woodwind fingerings per note are not sequential, they are combinations of 2 to 8+ spring keys pressed down for each half step note. FYI. It is it a piano on a tube w sequential buttons per note.

They're the same as the recorder fingerings. So if your DC learned how to play the recorder, even just a little bit, then the fingerings for the flute, clarinet, oboe and sax are easy.

[Anonymous]

Ah, DCUM. Wants their kids to be the smartest, most well rounded kid on the block, as long as it’s easy.

[Anonymous]

Percussion, if they have a good sense of rhythm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ah, DCUM. Wants their kids to be the smartest, most well rounded kid on the block, as long as it’s easy.

Sorry, but a lot of instruments aren't that hard to play. Hard to play at the professional level? Yes. Hard to play? No, not really.

[Anonymous]

My kid who plays other instruments picked up alto sax pretty easily and it's fun and social to play sax.

[Anonymous]

Baritone horn seemed to be the choice for my friends who played string instruments and wanted to try some brass for marching band.

[Anonymous]

I’d advise an instrument that is good in concert band, jazz band, and marching band. Trumpet, trombone, sax would be my choices. Flute and clarinet aren’t in jazz band and are too quiet for marching band.