I suspect it's going to come down to whether it's just-plain-fun for you or not, and that may require trying it out and seeing.
Personally, I've tried about a dozen different instruments. The only one I've ever gotten even remotely competent at was the hammered dulcimer. Partly that's because I had a use for it (occasionally playing dance music), but mostly it was because I found myself enjoying the activity for its own sake, as a good way to blow off steam. The hammers just work for me as a meditative tool. OTOH, I didn't find that out until going through a bunch of other instruments (including guitar) that didn't actually float my boat enough to stick with them.
My recommendation (based on what worked for me) is to pick a duration -- a month, maybe -- and prod yourself into playing with it semi-regularly for that long. At the end, see how you feel about it. If it's work, then it probably isn't the right thing to be doing. If it's fun, then it is...
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Date: 2003-06-06 09:26 am (UTC)Personally, I've tried about a dozen different instruments. The only one I've ever gotten even remotely competent at was the hammered dulcimer. Partly that's because I had a use for it (occasionally playing dance music), but mostly it was because I found myself enjoying the activity for its own sake, as a good way to blow off steam. The hammers just work for me as a meditative tool. OTOH, I didn't find that out until going through a bunch of other instruments (including guitar) that didn't actually float my boat enough to stick with them.
My recommendation (based on what worked for me) is to pick a duration -- a month, maybe -- and prod yourself into playing with it semi-regularly for that long. At the end, see how you feel about it. If it's work, then it probably isn't the right thing to be doing. If it's fun, then it is...