2nd instrument affects you?

[Sekoul]

ive been playing piano for 5 years now and im getting pretty advanced learning campanella and stuff like that... well i also bought a couple of guitars and i want to start playing seriously but i find that i just have phases. this means to say that for a few months i play only piano.. and then for a week or two i would take a break by playing only guitar... this is getting me pretty much nowhere in guitar and is disturbing my piano playing every time... is it possible to somehow play both instruments at the same time? i somehow only get excited about one at a time... even though this time i told myself that piano would be for everything classical while guitar would be for pop songs

[sarab]

i just posted a question about doing this. even from my experience with just playing classical guitar, you can't go for weeks without touching your instrument or you lose a lot. it is better to play both at least a little each day. maybe go for a couple of days without guitar, but at least pick it up for half an hour to just get your fingers warmed up.

[dongsang153]

i've been playing piano for about 11 years (that doesn't mean that i'm that great) and flute for about 8 years.  i'm currently majoring in piano, so i don't have time for flute, but i am required to take an ensemble class.  so i take band and play flute (actually more piccolo than flute).  but you get my point.  take a class.  then even if you don't practice, you'll play at least once a week (or however often the group meets).  hope this helps.  =)

[alvaro_galvez]

Nah, its just a matter of prioritizing. I´ve been playing electric guitar for over 2 years now and piano for 9, and I can tell you that none affects the other. Simply work more on the one that interests you the most and leave the other for when you have more time. Besides electric guitar is WAY easier than piano (at least in the direction you wanna take it) so you dont need to put a lot of effort into it to be playing what you like (contrary to classical piano).
Also what dongsang153 says is very true. So as to keep you from slacking off in your less important instrument join a band that pushes you to play that instrument (but not as to push you from your other most important, just as constant motivation). My band pushes me to learn new songs so I simply cannot slack off since I have other people depending on me.

[quasimodo]

Besides electric guitar is WAY easier than piano (at least in the direction you wanna take it) so you dont need to put a lot of effort into it to be playing what you like (contrary to classical piano).

Hmmm, try to play some Pat Metheny...  .

[alvaro_galvez]

Hmmm, try to play some Pat Metheny...  .

Or some Yngwie Malmsteen  , although he did specify he wanted to play pop in the guitar, which is fairly easy.

[mr_bubb]

Besides electric guitar is WAY easier than piano

Interesting that you should say that.  The people on rec.music.classical.guitar think that the guitar is the more difficult, by far.  Do the violinists think the violin is the hardest?

[noelle]

I've played cello for 4-5 years and piano for 8-9, and have had no trouble practicing both several hours a week!

Depending on what I'm learning, I certainly sway toward one instrument or the other for any amount of time, but I try to balance it out, as, actually, practicing well on one somehow gets me to practice well on the other.  (Or vice versa).

I consider cello to be more difficult (either that or I'm a bit better at piano?), but they're quite different instruments.

[briansaddleback]

ive been playing piano for 5 years now and im getting pretty advanced learning campanella and stuff like that...

Yes , I know this is an old thread, but i was searching on guitar as I am aspiring to take it up this spring semester, and saw this post above. Made me laugh.

Sure, you're getting into pretty advanced stuff learning the notes of campanella. I guess.