How many instruments should one try to learn at once? (Eventually want to learn guitar, keyboards, harmonica, mandolin)
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become very good on one first. Learn to read notation, play in time and in tune on one instrument and the rest get easier.
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I was a music major in college. We had to learn how to play and teach all of the band and orchestra instruments, so I know that it is possible to learn several instruments at the same time if you are serious about it. But also, we all concentrated on mastering our main instrument, and that is what you should do. Decide on the instrument that you want to play the most, and practice more on that instrument than on the others, trying to get as good as you can. When you get good on your first instrument, that usually helps you to learn other instruments, so you might want to stick with one instrument at first, and then work in the others when you are more comfortable and experienced playing music. The instruments you mentioned are a good selection, and should go well together. Here's a tip - any instrument you are learning, keep it within easy reach. You'll be more likely to begin practicing if you don't have to get the instrument out of a closet and then take it out of it's case and tune it up. Once you start practicing, it's fun, and sometimes it's hard to stop!
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That depends on your final goal... Be in a local band that plays local bars? Guitar! Compose and create music at home to post on You Tube or sell on iTunes? Keyboard. With a synth, you can "play" ANY instrument and record your own CD by yourself--even sing if you have the voice for it.
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