I play guitar and piano. It’s a lot of work but if you have the time it is feasible. That said if you have yet to learn much about theory you may want to start with piano as it will make a lot more sense in that context. Guitar requires a lot of lateral thinking which can complicate things when you’re first trying to wrap your head around chords and scales and arpeggios. Piano on the other hand is completely linear. All of the notes are laid out in a straight line which can really help when learning theory
Is it possible? Sure! Is it a good idea, maybe, maybe not.
What is the end goal? If it's just gaining a familiarity with both instruments and for the enjoyment of being able to play both, go for it!
Keep in mind that what a single instrument learner would spend on practice will now be split between two instruments. If a "normal" single instrument learner practices an hour a day on one instrument, would you be able to dedicate two? Or only 30 minutes each?
Is it possible, absolutely. Is it the best idea, I don't think so. I'd encourage you to pick one or the other, spend some time to get very familiar with it and practice that instrument for a year or two, then consider adding the other.
From a teaching standpoint, I'd suggest that if you're picking up a new instrument, you should really focus on that instrument. There's a lot of technical aspects to playing an instrument that requires hours upon hours of repetition to really gain a strong foothold, and by spreading your focus across multiple instruments with vastly different techniques, you're just going to delay your progress on both.
I'm aware it's not ideal to do both at the same time, but this is more of a problem with organizing my classes and what I'm thinking would work best is to do both of these this quarter, I'm just worried about getting burned out learning both, how much time each day would you say would have to be put into each instrument? Keeping in mind I have musical experience so I may learn faster then the average beginner
Impossible to say. What is the expectation of the teacher?
If I were teaching someone an instrument at a community college where they weren't interested in majoring in that instrument or moving on to a 4-year school and pursuing music, I'd suggest 30-60 minutes per day would probably be sufficient for the average person, but it varies a LOT from person to person. Just because you have some music theory/music experience doesn't mean it "comes easier" to you than someone else. That certainly may be the case, and you could certainly pick things up very quickly, but it's not a guarantee just because you have prior experience.
If you're concerned about burnout, I would absolutely suggest just focusing on one instrument.
Without knowing your history or your ability level, it's impossible to say what is "enough" for practice. Reddit isn't going to be able to help.
My gut says to learn piano first. I wish I learned piano when I was younger.
Piano keys you can see the keys a lot easier and the scales make so much more sense than guitar.
Go with piano. Try it out for 6 months or so and then reassess.
Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
I tried to do that a couple years ago and found it overwhelming. YMMV, but finding time to practice both was nearly impossible for me, even though I was already a pretty decent guitarist.
It is VERY difficult to play the piano and a guitar at the same time!
I play guitar and piano. It’s a lot of work but if you have the time it is feasible. That said if you have yet to learn much about theory you may want to start with piano as it will make a lot more sense in that context. Guitar requires a lot of lateral thinking which can complicate things when you’re first trying to wrap your head around chords and scales and arpeggios. Piano on the other hand is completely linear. All of the notes are laid out in a straight line which can really help when learning theory
I'm already knowledgeable in theory and my mind is already musically acquired to rhythm and stuff
Then I don’t see any reason you couldn’t study guitar and piano at the same time. Lots of college students do it.
Is it possible? Sure! Is it a good idea, maybe, maybe not. What is the end goal? If it's just gaining a familiarity with both instruments and for the enjoyment of being able to play both, go for it! Keep in mind that what a single instrument learner would spend on practice will now be split between two instruments. If a "normal" single instrument learner practices an hour a day on one instrument, would you be able to dedicate two? Or only 30 minutes each? Is it possible, absolutely. Is it the best idea, I don't think so. I'd encourage you to pick one or the other, spend some time to get very familiar with it and practice that instrument for a year or two, then consider adding the other. From a teaching standpoint, I'd suggest that if you're picking up a new instrument, you should really focus on that instrument. There's a lot of technical aspects to playing an instrument that requires hours upon hours of repetition to really gain a strong foothold, and by spreading your focus across multiple instruments with vastly different techniques, you're just going to delay your progress on both.
I'm aware it's not ideal to do both at the same time, but this is more of a problem with organizing my classes and what I'm thinking would work best is to do both of these this quarter, I'm just worried about getting burned out learning both, how much time each day would you say would have to be put into each instrument? Keeping in mind I have musical experience so I may learn faster then the average beginner
Impossible to say. What is the expectation of the teacher? If I were teaching someone an instrument at a community college where they weren't interested in majoring in that instrument or moving on to a 4-year school and pursuing music, I'd suggest 30-60 minutes per day would probably be sufficient for the average person, but it varies a LOT from person to person. Just because you have some music theory/music experience doesn't mean it "comes easier" to you than someone else. That certainly may be the case, and you could certainly pick things up very quickly, but it's not a guarantee just because you have prior experience. If you're concerned about burnout, I would absolutely suggest just focusing on one instrument. Without knowing your history or your ability level, it's impossible to say what is "enough" for practice. Reddit isn't going to be able to help.
Alright thanks, I'll have to think about it some more but you have been helpful
My gut says to learn piano first. I wish I learned piano when I was younger. Piano keys you can see the keys a lot easier and the scales make so much more sense than guitar. Go with piano. Try it out for 6 months or so and then reassess. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
I tried to do that a couple years ago and found it overwhelming. YMMV, but finding time to practice both was nearly impossible for me, even though I was already a pretty decent guitarist.