Music Ideas
I keep returning to the idea of music. Namely wanting to learn to play it, rather than passively absorbing it.
I used to play guitar, first classical, and then various styles of rhythm. However I don’t want to pickup a guitar again particularly. While it’s a popular instrument, for many good reasons, I fear I’d avoid getting a teacher and get stuck in the same not playing rut. I’ve contemplated trombone, but given my lips are frequently dry and chapped and the difficulty of noise levels that never progressed. Similarly double bass has come up. Not easy, and has limited scope away from groups. While I would want to play with others, double bass feels a little harder to not have to.
Piano is what I keep returning to. When we’ve got some more space to have one (we’re planning a move soon) I think I’ll be looking for a teacher and start that journey. Like guitar, the piano has the advantage, and disadvantage, of breadth of style. I’m not sure I have a definitive direction to go in. Most likely a mix of jazz, classical, and general tunes. I think the jazz end is what interests me most, so I’ll aim to find a teacher that can go in that direction, although I imagine the start will be more the other styles.