What is the easiest wind instroment to learn how to play?

Question

I have to choose a instroment to play in the Band. But i haven't played any. So I have to learn how to play one. Which one will the the easiest to learn. And would it be easy to learn by a book? With just me, and my parent?

Answer 1

Well it depends, if you have long flexible fingers go for the clarinet if you don't go for the flute. Also if you like a low sound go to clarinet, High sound flute, Oboe Basoon and SAxes are a little harder but listen to them all and find out what u like.

Answer 2

I'm a teacher who teaches band.

If you are looking to be in your school band, I would say the saxophone. at the Highschool level the kids have to audition for percussion and the ones who do not pass always go to alto sax. They can learn it in about a week with no experience ever on a melodic instrument. There are more keys to worry about on a clarinet and it is way easier to make a mistake. flute takes time. I would stay away from anything BRASS because your muscles are not used to it and the range is very difficult to learn easily and quickly. I was an oboe major (but in Music school we had to play every instrument for a semester)- stay away from oboe if you don't want a challenge. Alto sax is my vote. It is also one of the cheapest to maintain as clarinets can be garbage as most are plastice. Flutes are junk unless they re solid silver. Brass also is decieving unless it's silver as well.

Saxophones can not be made badly and do not need upgrades or advanced models

Answer 3

I played in band for many years (I played trumpet) and my advice is to mess around with a couple instruments and see which one you like. There is no 'easy' instrument to learn, because people take differently to different instruments. For instance, most people would say the bassoon is very difficult, but my brother was able to pick it up and play within a week, yet he can't play trumpet at all!

Listen to some recordings too and see which ones sound the best. If you want to play melody, you're going to want trumpet/flute/clarinet/sax, if you want to be the support/low side, it's going to be tenor/baritone sax, bassoon, contra/bass clarinet, euphonium, and tuba.

I say try them all, and if in doubt, ask the band teacher which instrument he or she needs more of. :)

Answer 4

i personaly think your voice LOL  and i think flute cuz i played it in 4th gread and it was the easyest things to learn how to play

Answer 5

Two things.  One, learn to spell INSTRUMENT, and two, all wind instruments can prove difficult.  You really need professional instruction.  Are you sure you might want to try something other than band?  It will take a lot of practice (whatever you choose), and it may not come easily to you.

Answer 6

I found the recorder easy

Answer 7

the easiest by far is the flute. reed instruments are slightly harder because its more difficult to play articualtions on them. vibratos are best expressed on the flute as they come more naturally and besides, flutes are versatile and flowy.

hope this helped you =]

Answer 8

Learn the side flute. This is oftem played by females and they actually play it good.

Also, it is a small portable instrument and light to carry around.

Answer 9

I believe that the clarinet would be an easy wind instrument to learn.  Starting on the clarinet would also enable you to easily switch to a saxophone or even a flute.

I would try to get several lessons with a private instructor before continuing with only home lessons.

If the level of the band you need to join is fairly advanced.  That is to say, the other members have more experience,

you might do well to start on the baritone.  It's a fairly easy instrument on which to make a sound and the parts are easier for a beginner to play than the clarinet parts.

Answer 10

There is no "Easiest instrument". They are all equally hard in their own way. I know this answer makes it harder for you to decide, but, I'll try to make it easier.

It all depends on your own personal preference. I personally like the saxophone because if it's warm, and bright tone. It depends on what sound you like. The clarinet has a "woody"-like tone to it, a lot, and I mean A LOT of people start out on the clarinet, that doesn't mean you should too.. The oboe has a distinctive sound that cannot be described, same goes for Bassoon. The flute is a very bright instrument, I kind of like the sound of it.

When you do pick an instrument, keep in mind that an instrument is something you need to dedicate yourself to. There's a lot of people out there who buy an instrument, learn it, and never play it again, or just don't care about it, and I really hate those type of people.. A good 2 to 3 hours of practice a day should keep you on your feet though.

Never learn by a book, Why? The problem with books is that, you can't talk to a book. Let's say if they weren't clear on an instruction, you can't ask it to clarify on it. As for you and your parent; Well, if your parent knows how to play the instrument very, very well, than learn it that method. If they don't, then don't even try. The best way to go is hire a professional teacher (In this case, if your parent is a professional at the instrument you want to learn, than ignore this part). I know teacher's are expensive nowadays, I charge my students $80 an hour. The average rate goes about $70 an hour. It is well worth the cost.

When you become more advanced in the field of music, you will start to feel the music emotionally. I remember this song I played in college, it was a very moving piece, it made me think about a relative's death, so it made me cry. You can relate a lot of things to music. But that's not the point, what I am trying to get to you is that, playing an instrument is like learning a new language, and looking at it at an entirely different perspective.

If you do not have the passion for music, I wouldn't encourage you to stop playing. But there would be no point to play at all if you just think of it as a toy, and it would be useless to you.

Anyway, there's a lot more to be said, but I'll shut up now.

Hope this helped.

-Nakayama Akira

Answer 11

Definitely the recorder. No real technique involved except that you use the flesh of your fingers to cover the holes. But the sax is not bad either. Try both!

Answer 12

Clarinet by far is the easiest wind instrument to learn.

its a very simple instrument that is easy to pick up.

the reed is very easy to vibrate which will make it easy to blow on the instrument.

also no matter what you will gradually become better.

if you're looking for easy go clarinet.

don't look so much into brass instruments because the embouchure is very hard to obtain especially when you are trying to go into the higher registers. on the clarinet higher registers are easy to reach because of the octave button on the back of the clarinet

you'll progress quickly and believe me its the easiest.

it was so easy that i switched to trumpet for a challenge lol

Answer 13

Flute is pretty easy

takes practice at first just gotta keep trying to blow & you'll figure it out but once you can get a sound out of it you've pretty much got it just need to know how to read music notes & books show you how plus they have fingering charts for how to play notes..

start out slow with easy songs just a few notes & you'll learn them in no time..especially with scales

Answer 14

recorder is the easiest of course, But- it doesn't always have a part in an orchestra. Therefore, if you have no musical background I would suggest, either a flute/recorder or percussion, but the problem with that is the sense of rhythm. Are you required to attend the orchestra? How about choir?

Answer 15

well its different peoples opinions

i played the flute

i dont think it was easy

but for everyone else it was a peice of cake

but

i guess u should try the recorder

if you dont wanna spend a lot of time learning notes and practicing or whatever

Answer 16

I found the flute easy to play. But that's just me.

Answer 17

Clarinet is very easy to start with. It's small and lightweight, and all the fingerings just go in order for the most part. The only thing you have to worry about is tone. But the good thing about clarinet, is if you have a big band, NO ONE can hear you =]. So you can suck horribly, and no one will know.

Answer 18

I personally think that the clarinet or trumpet would be the easiest to learn.  I have been playing the sax for 4 years and I'm still not the best at it even though I practice A LOT!! Anyway I hope that helps!!

Answer 19

Clarinet. It doesn't take as much wind as a sax or a flute and it doesn't take as strong an armature as an oboe or a bassoon. The clarinet is the easy way into the world of wind instruments.

Edit:

I just read through your other answers. Many people, including a band teacher, have recommended the clarinet, albeit for different reasons. I'm certain that what I said is correct, but the varied reasons are also valid. Chose the clarinet, and when you get good at it, and actually love it, contact me. I'll sell you my Lawrence Welk picture, signed by Benny Goodman, his [Mr. Welk's] lead clarinettist. (I should also say that Benny Goodman had his own swing band too!)