both teachers said that I should choose one in order to continue, because the required study of both technique and intermediate repertory would be quite impossible simultaneously.
Well, I secretly would like to take cello lessons. {snip}I want to play the french horn
However, that specific combination (guitar and piano) has an issue: the nails!
I play the double bass because it lets me into orchestras and you never have to work all that hard. I love ensemble work!
Dear Leucippus: I do agree with you: if someone have the time and wants it very much, why not study 2 instruments at once? However, that specific combination (guitar and piano) has an issue: the nails! Best wishes!
It's quite clear than many famous composers played several instruments. Bach for one played violin, piano, and organ. In fact, as famous as he was for piano and violin I've heard some historians say that his actual specialty was the organ!
Sometimes i get a block and i can't touch my piano.Thats when an alternative instrument comes in handy.My trusty banjo is always there when i need it.Thal
Can't wait Thal posts a recording of a cowboy sound with his banjo in Audition room.
Sometimes I feel like [...] maybe secretly it's because I love both... just in different ways.m1469