The Most Difficult Instrument, Um...among the most common instruments.. Options

[Malone]

They are all hard for some people I guess - I wouldnt even think of trying to play the drums - I would be terrible and i just dont think I would be able to move my limbs at different times to each other.
I learnt the bassoon in a week to a standard which enables me to play in an ensemble comfortably, same as with Oboe, but again, tone wise, I dont sound great but I didnt find them that difficult. I've been lerning the french horn for quite a few years and feel like I'm getting no where, and my fiddle playing never seems to progress very much. There are aspects of all instruments which are difficult to master, whether it be co-ordination on percussion or piano and organ, or embouchure control on a wind instrument. According to the book - Best instrument for your child, french horn is considered the hardest.

[Katie1989]

Surely it depends on the individual? E.g. a kid who struggles with co-ordination at the best of times but has an excellent ear wil probably find a string instrument easier than a keyboard or percussion instrument. Out of the limited instruments I've had a brief go at I found drums near impossible! Every instrument has different hard things about it so you just try to overcome the difficulties. I agree with teh quote about piano music, I also think as a competent pianist your expected to be able to sightread most things put infront of you, whereas as a competent singer or another solo instrument your generally given the music earlier etc. becuase people realise you have to learn it and work out wheret he dodgy bits are!

[country girl]

French Horn and the Oboe are often said to be two of the hardest instruments but, in the case of the latter, I'm biased!

YES THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT...FRENCH HORN....THEN OBOE

Easiest so far are the clarinet and sax

I think the sax is easiest in that you can get a good sound out of it fairly quickly.... but much more to it than that.

I would have said Trombone if it was on...it just seems hard because you have 2 know exactly where the positions are and i dunnoo, it's just wierd for me. Well it's easy for trombonists obviously....(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

am a beginner on the trombone..... it is no different from finding the correct position on a string instrument... I should imagine

[jennthesaxplayer]

its not that you cant play an instrument, its just that you dont know how too! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[cat_loves_flute]

Out of the two on there I can actually play, I find violin so much harder than flute. Flute can sound great even at Grade 1, but I never managed a good sound on the violin! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flute.gif) all the way!

[DrumKat]

Although I think it is impossible to class one instrument as the most difficult to play, I do believe that percussion is quite demanding, as you're expected to be able to play all the different percussion instruments (and there are lots)!

[sonataform]

its not that you cant play an instrument, its just that you dont know how too! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Sorry, but I have to disagree. My 7th and 13th arms ALWAYS get away with my harp playing, and these flowing locks get in the way of the theremin something awful.

[sarah-flute]

The hardest instrument to play is the one you can't play yet.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) good one.

the difficulty of instruments depend on the person who is trying to play it, i think. Some people are naturally better at some more 'difficult' instruments and other people find them awful to learn. It's a personal thing.

They are all hard for some people I guess

Surely it depends on the individual?

YES!

I think the sax is easiest in that you can get a good sound out of it fairly quickly.... but much more to it than that.

As with any instrument...

its not that you cant play an instrument, its just that you dont know how too! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Sorry, but I have to disagree. My 7th and 13th arms ALWAYS get away with my harp playing, and these flowing locks get in the way of the theremin something awful.

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[x_lenia_x]

according to the guinness world records book, oboe and french horn are meant to be the hardest.

having said that, i play oboe and cello, but i'm rubbish at the cello! i find woodwind instruments easier *shrugs*

[matthew_o50]

I voted classical guitar because I have tried to learn several times and failed miserably. Despite playing other instruments I just can't play it.

Out of the instruments that I play seriously I would say that for me the flute is the hardest but I know that everyone finds different things more/less difficult and each instrument has its own difficulties. With the flute I just think there is so much to consider when playing compared to say the Violin or piano. On top of note fingerings you have to think about your embrochure, air flow and direction, intonation, breathing, tone quality etc whereas with the violin the biggest difficulty is intonation and bowing. I have to say I find the piano much easier. to me it is a much more black and white instrument in the sense that you press the correct keys and the piano more or less determines the sound that is produced, the player only has limited control. The main difficulty I have with this instrument is reading the music!

[sarah-flute]

Out of the instruments that I play seriously I would say that for me the flute is the hardest but I know that everyone finds different things more/less difficult and each instrument has its own difficulties. With the flute I just think there is so much to consider when playing compared to say the Violin or piano. On top of note fingerings you have to think about your embrochure, air flow and direction, intonation, breathing, tone quality etc whereas with the violin the biggest difficulty is intonation and bowing. I have to say I find the piano much easier. to me it is a much more black and white instrument in the sense that you press the correct keys and the piano more or less determines the sound that is produced, the player only has limited control. The main difficulty I have with this instrument is reading the music!

Heh, just goes to show: I find flute so much easier than violin or piano (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[lizbun]

Organ or Harp