Please help me decide!!!
 

I'm trying to decide what to play. In high school, I was firt chair clarinet. I also played flute, sax, and drums. Now I'm graduated college and I haven't played since high school. I always wanted to learn guitar and piano, but struggled with both. I have very small hands. When I tried piano, the instructor told me that my fingers were too stiff from playing clarinet. SO...I'm trying to decide what to do right now. I know it seems silly, but music has ALWAYS been a huge part of my life and I feel empty not playing...and it seems impossible for my passion to be fulfilled just playing clarinet in my apartment. I need a full sound. Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks,
Rachel

Go with Piano, No matter where music is at right now, it can be played on the Piano! to hip-hop, R&B, Rock even! Piano Covers it all...

Get on Ebay and find yourself a user-freindly synthesizer like a Kawai K-4, circa 1990, inexpensive now, but you can play clarinet, piano......anything you like! Make sure it comes with its power supply and is in good condition. And the Kawai K-1 is alright but kinda cheezy sounding. These are easy to use and figure out. You can learn piano and have a midi synth too. Later, you can buy a sequencer(cakewalk music creator?) and record your own music. Go to cakewalk.com and register and talk to some folx on the music creator forum. You would be amazed at what you can do with a decent synth and a PC. Sounds like you want to be creative with music and this is the way, depending on your budget. MIDI. My 2 cents worth......
Jim

bass

Hey Man
I think maybe try again with guitar because when you get pst the not very good stage its is a really cool instrument other wise maybe go piano or bass.

Cheers
FenderVGStrat

I have the same problem. The only thing I can say is to play whatever makes you the most happy. Sorry I cant be much help.

Get a junior sized guitar with nylon strings.

If you want a full sound, theres only one real choice, and thats piano. I dont know how small your hands are, but you can play piano if you want to. have confidence, and work on stretching your fingers. As my teacher says about my guitar playing, "If it doesn't hurt, you're doing something wrong".

you dont need big hands to play the violin :D

You'll always get a gig on piano or bass:p:

I would have to say drums, my hands are small too and its not like it effects your playing. But I'm definately biased. I guess it depends on what kind of music you want to play.

violin is also not a bad alternative , it can really add a pump to any genre of music

Skin flute.

please help me decide
 

You can do piano and guitars too. practice makes perfect. Just think of it, why do kids play piano and guitar? they have small hands....for sure you can do it. Don't make your self pity because your teacher says that your hands are stiff it doesn't matter. I have a friend that plays piano in our church and he has a curved hands. Be positive......:afro:

if you love music so much, why not play all of them? you would have to learn how to control those tiny muscles in your fingers so you could play clarinete and piano, but why not?

ggo with the bass or keyboards