OP Here, After thinking about and checking Dixieland jazz, I actually got myself a used tenor banjo! Now I am not sure If I should keep it in the jazz tuning (CGDA, vidrel) or switch to Irish (GDAE, vidrel here:
>>10902). The problem with jazz for me is that it uses a lot of chords, and I suck at those. I'm good at playing melodies and I have experience with music trackers/pianos, which is why I find jazz tuning intuitive (tuned to C), but there are almost no resources to learn it compared to Irish tuning/mandolin, and doesn't reward solo melody picking (Besides playing Bach's Cello Suite).
I'll pick up some strings for Irish tuning and see what I can do.
>>10904>Instructions unclear. I buy cheap instruments to just try them out. Either the most entry level or used. I bought a guitar this way and I'm glad I bought a cheap Cort instead of a good guitar since I don't regret the purchase now.I didn't say anything bad about used! New, cheap instruments are, from what I know, extremely hit or miss. You could end up with something decent like your Cort, but you can also end up getting something completely unplayable. The used market is safer if you know what to look for. My tenor banjo is from Deering, a very good American banjo manufacturer. It's in very good condition and is nice to play in my opinion. The quality of the instrument may make or break your willingness to learn to play it.
>I indeed want a kalimba. Additionally, I thought about composing music on my laptop. I remember some music theory but I'm not sure if I can do it. I really got inspired by some obscure game's OST to make my own music since I've searched far and wide and didn't find anything that sounds exactly like that OST.What OST, might I ask?
Composing on a laptop is how I started out. I use music trackers sometimes and I began using them by trying to match the rhythm and melody by ear. You don't have to know everything about music theory for now, as in my experience you can learn about it subconsciously, and not even know you learned it, so don't let a lack of knowledge discourage you.
>And I know it's a stupid instrument with a bad rep, but honestly, it's what you make of it. Uke is easPost too long. Click here to view the full text.