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One Or Two, How well would you like to play different instruments?

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Christian	Feb 1 2006, 12:15 AM Post #1
Unregistered	Okay, would you rather learn one instrument REALLY well, like FRSM standard, or would you rather have say a grade 8 in one instrument and a grade 5 in another. Let's say by the time you are 30. Where would you want to be?

cheeble	Feb 1 2006, 02:01 PM Post #2
Unregistered	hmmm i dunno. it depends what i wanted to do. as i want to be a generally rounded musician i'd go for two instruments. i think it's important, especially in academic music, to have reasonable skills on the piano, but also to know how other instruments work and to be able to understand how they are played. but if you've got your heart set on studying at music college, or being a top-class soloist, or whatever, i'd say you should concentrate on one.

musicbox	Feb 1 2006, 04:46 PM Post #3
Unregistered	Hmmmm. I'm not sure because it would be nice to be at such a great standard, then again knowing me I might get bored just playing the one.

Wobby	Feb 1 2006, 05:03 PM Post #4
Unregistered	One instrument - you can make more money as a virtuoso musician!~ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ~Wobby~

fluteandbassoon	Feb 1 2006, 05:05 PM Post #5
Unregistered	I prefer playing two, as I can spilt up practise time and I learn lots of different types of music.

anakrron	Feb 1 2006, 05:13 PM Post #6
Unregistered	Two definitely. I don't have an intention to study/perform music professionally - I do music because it's a hobby for me; something I enjoy. FRSM would be great obviously, but I'd be happy with reasonablly good standards in two instruments. As long as I am still able to enjoy playing the instrument(s) when I am older, that's fine with me!

crazy_purple_piano_freak	Feb 1 2006, 05:24 PM Post #7
Unregistered	One...seeing as I play one anyway, though am not that good at it...I dunno what playing two is like, i imagine it to be doubke the stress.

fluteandbassoon	Feb 1 2006, 05:26 PM Post #8
Unregistered	QUOTE(crazy_purple_piano_freak @ Feb 1 2006, 05:24 PM) i imagine it to be doubke the stress. On second thoughts, that is the downside of playing 2 or more instruments- having to take more exams...

sarah-flute	Feb 1 2006, 10:37 PM Post #9
Unregistered	I think that I would probably get bored only ever playing one instrument, but instead of grade 8 and grade 5, I'd prefer Dip/LRSM/grade 3-4! I'd like to be reasonably excellent at something!!

Alibonebone!	Feb 2 2006, 01:25 PM Post #10
Unregistered	Well I already play two, so I'd absolutely LOVE to be a female Joe Alessi! Or Christian Lindberg.

crazy cow	Feb 2 2006, 02:17 PM Post #11
Unregistered	I really enjoy having two instruments - it's nice to be able to have the choice which to practise, and it also means that when my brace hurts i can practise piano, and when my eczema goes haywire/younger bro is watching the tv, i can practise flute (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) i also think it's great to have different teachers - for example, what my flute teacher, piano teacher and class teachers have taught me often influences more than just the instrument/work they are teaching me - i take stuff from my instrumental teachers into the classroom, stuff from the classroom to my instrumental lessons, stuff from piano to flute and stuff from flute to piano and whatever other combinations there might be! because there are so many different areas and opinions, i love it having the expertise of two pianists, a woodwind teacher, a brass player and two string players all there if i need it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

bassmadmatt	Feb 2 2006, 04:21 PM Post #12
Unregistered	I play absolutely loads of instruments and I'm sure my overall standard on each instrument is lower than it should be because I play so many others. Having said that, I definitely prefer playing lots to varying standards than just one or two to high standards. Matt (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

bohemian	Feb 2 2006, 05:47 PM Post #13
Unregistered	ONE!!!! Every time, I would pick just the one.

Choddy	Feb 2 2006, 05:59 PM Post #14
Unregistered	Well I quite like playing 3 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) And I'm doing 3 Grade 8s in the next 2 years so I suppose that's quite good really (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) But I imagine playing one might get a bit boring after a while (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

AnotherPianist	Feb 2 2006, 11:42 PM Post #15
Unregistered	I'm actually quite happy with the one. I'd rather dedicate all of my effort to that. I would like to play something more ensemble friendly (i.e. orchestral) but I'd like to get to at least diploma standard (i.e. having passed one) on my first instrument first. Then maybe I'll take something else up as well (the oboe perhaps) to get to enjoy the benefits of beginner-ness again (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif). I like to feel that I can dedicate myself fully to one thing rather than half doing two things. This probably sounds really strange (or like a priest (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)) but nothing has ever had the same 'calling' to me that piano does (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif).

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