Which Instrument Should I Pick?

[Pumpkin1621]

I have always loved classical music and I always wished to learn to play at least one instrument. Well, here I am 23 and my mom has finally offered to pay for me to take music courses at college! I will be taking it with my normal prereqs. I am so excited, but I have no idea which instrument to pick. I am stuck on two... the violin and the piano.

Here are my pros and cons for each.

Violin: Not as expensive as a piano, easy to transport, seems more difficult to learn, not many opportunities to play, my favorite sounding instrument (but perhaps sounds the worst when you don't know what you are doing), would it be very hard to learn this instrument while taking my prereqs?

Piano: Very expensive and if I choose this I will have to practice at the school b/c I cannot afford to buy my own just yet, I would like to be able to play for parties and church, I have heard that once you know how to play a piano it is easier to learn others and that the piano should be taught first, I won't be able to take the piano anywhere heh, easier to learn

I'm not sure. Does anyone play that can offer advice? Thank you so much.

[Pumpkin1621]

Just wanted to let yall know I picked the piano. I found a nice store that rents them out and even delivers it to your house for only 60 bucks a month, and if you choose to keep it the monthly rental will be subtracted from the price of the piano. Pretty cool. Thanks everyone!

[Owensfamily]

Good luck and enjoy your piano classes!

Kendra

[aerorunner80, ADN, BSN, MSN, APRN]

My first major in college was music performance so I'm quite biased toward the flute! ha!

Of your options, I would choose the violin. You can do the same things with a violin plus it's portable. You can play it in church (I used to do this with my flute........it's beautiful with the two together), get paid to play weddings, play in an orchestra, play in just a small string ensemble (small ensembles were so much fun!). There are a lot of parts out there for both instruments but I would definately go with the violin.

Good luck