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MedeaLysistrata
11/03/21 1:12:30 AM
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I want to get decent at it, not be like an expert or whatever. But I mostly taught myself bass and... I'm not so good at it.

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averagejoel
11/03/21 1:38:44 AM
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do it. find a music community. go to concerts and stuff. worst case scenario is you find out you don't like it

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MedeaLysistrata
11/03/21 1:42:42 AM
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averagejoel posted...
do it. find a music community. go to concerts and stuff. worst case scenario is you find out you don't like it
When you put it that way, it sounds less interesting. Also at one point I tried going to shows and stuff. I guess if I really cared I'd already be doing it...

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averagejoel
11/03/21 1:57:17 AM
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MedeaLysistrata posted...
When you put it that way, it sounds less interesting. Also at one point I tried going to shows and stuff. I guess if I really cared I'd already be doing it...
it doesn't matter if you "really care" or not right now. you can change that

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SiO4
11/03/21 1:59:54 AM
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Get a keyboard start noodling around. Find a starter book and learn the keys.
It's not that hard, and it's never too late to learn.
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MedeaLysistrata
11/03/21 2:02:05 AM
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SiO4 posted...
Get a keyboard start noodling around. Find a starter book and learn the keys.
It's not that hard, and it's never too late to learn.
I would just never play it or take it seriously. Lessons give me a place to be where I have no choice but to focus on the material.

It's more about putting myself in a situation where I feel like I have to do something, rather than just electing to do it spontaneously

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MedeaLysistrata
11/03/21 2:03:22 AM
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averagejoel posted...
it doesn't matter if you "really care" or not right now. you can change that
Yeah. Keyboard players should have lots of friends, right?

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SiO4
11/03/21 2:07:19 AM
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MedeaLysistrata posted...

I would just never play it or take it seriously. Lessons give me a place to be where I have no choice but to focus on the material.

It's more about putting myself in a situation where I feel like I have to do something, rather than just electing to do it spontaneously


That's not a bad way to think about it.
Don't consider it a task...just pick it up when you feel like it.
Don't 'practice for one hour a day' Have fun with it.
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MedeaLysistrata
11/03/21 2:12:54 AM
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SiO4 posted...
That's not a bad way to think about it.
Don't consider it a task...just pick it up when you feel like it.
Don't 'practice for one hour a day' Have fun with it.
That's why I suck at bass though

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Smashingpmkns
11/03/21 2:20:02 AM
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Some people learn better in a more structured environment. I learned violin in school and taught myself guitar and a few other instruments at home. Guitar took me years to actually give a fuck about, but then it finally clicked. Now I'm working on drums and just using videos and such to learn.

You already know you don't really do well learning an instrument on your own. Probably just don't have the urge to or whatever, I get that. I say go and pay for a few lessons and see how you like it.

That being said, I've tried plenty of times to learn the piano and I just cant. My girlfriend is really damn good at it and gets frustrated when she tries to teach me lol
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