Instrument guides: what to choose and how much to learn
Realist benefits and times for each instrument, including Colombian music.
Guidelines for tools
Latin drummer or percussion? How to choose
One is touched with baquetes and four extremities, and the other with his hands most often. We compare genres, technique, space and noise to decide.
Read articleWhat about lyric or popular singing? Differences and what to choose
Both are complete techniques and share the same base. We share sound, repertoire and targets so that you choose the path that goes with your voice.
Read articleWhat are Colombia's typical tools? Regional guide
From an Andean tiple to a Pacific chonta tipple: a tour of the typical instruments of every region of Colombia, what role they play and how to start playing them.
Read articleHow long does it take to learn how to play well?
The breathing and tuning improve in weeks or months, and registration and style improved in years. The actual stages of singing and myth of "I have no voice."
Read articleHow long does it take to learn how to play under an electrical?
In a few weeks you play your first lines, have groove and play band with sure takes more. These are the actual stages of the electrical bass.
Read articleHow long does it take to learn how to play drums?
A basic rock rhythm can come out in weeks, and the real independence of hands and feet, in about one to three years. That's how a drummer really advances.
Read articleHow long does it take to learn how to play guitar?
Your first songs can come up in a few months, with the cebilla, between the fourth and first months. These are the actual stages of the guitar.
Read articleHow long does it take to learn how to play piano?
The first pieces come in weeks, and the intermediate repertoire, in years. We tell you about the actual stages of the piano and what makes progress faster.
Read articleHow long does it take to learn how to play saxophone?
The saxophone sounds from the first class but sound good takes more time. Realist phases from first sound to improvisation.
Read articleHow long does it take to learn how to play tiple?
The first chords of the tiple come out in weeks, and with his accent and with his pounding melodies takes more. These are the actual stages.
Read articleHow long does it take to learn how to play violin?
The violin asks patience at first: the first months are of bow and tuning. These are its actual phases and how often they take each.
Read articleHow long does it take to learn clarinet?
The clarinet sounds fast but crossing the famous break and reading with loose band takes its time. These are the stages and the guiding times.
Read articleHow long does it take to learn naughty flute?
A clear sound in the grave and half record arrives in a few months, and the three octaves and the intermediate repertoire, in a few years. We tell you every stage.
Read articleHow long does it take to learn a trumpet?
The first notes come out in weeks but the endurance and acute registration are built for years. That's how a trumpist's true path looks.
Read articleHow long does it take to learn cello?
To play simple melodies in the cello takes a few months, and changes in place and vibration, a few years. That's how we see the path with regular practice.
Read articleFletta traversa or clarinet? What to choose to start with
The two are wood but they feel quite different: one without cane and from side, the other with cane and at the front. We compare pursuit, digitation, sound and bands.
Read articleAcoustic or electrical guitar? What to learn first
We have to have an acoustic start. We have to compare ropes, equipment, genres and age to choose the guitar that will have you practice.
Read articleGuitar or low? What to learn with your style
One weapon harmony and the single ones, the other holds the groove of the whole band. We help you choose as you feel the music.
Read articleGuitar or tiple? What to learn first
The tiple looks as the first four strings of the guitar, but it sounds and plays different. We help you choose and figure out your path.
Read articleDigital Piano or Keyboard? Differences and Which to choose
On the outside they are similar but they do not touch the same. We explain to you what changes with the keys, the pedal and the polyphony and how soon a keyboard to learn.
Read articlePiano or guitar? How to choose your first instrument
The two are great entrance gates to music. We compare initial curve, cost, portability, reading and styles to select what goes with you.
Read articleWhy Learning Under Electric? The Instrument That holds The Band
The low binds the rhythm and harmony, and nearly every group needs one. We tell you what trains and what glows and who goes well with them.
Read articleWhy Learning Clarinet or Oboe? The Colors of Timber
The clarinet is the motif of bands and orchestras and the oboe, a low and highly valued voice. What training each and who best goes with.
Read articleWhat about how to learn about them? The foundation of the orchestra and jazz
The contraband holds the orchestra and makes them walk to jazz, and few play it. What does it give you, where to play and what challenges to face.
Read articleWhy learn about naughty flute? Real benefits and challenges
A light, with no rods and with a fine tuning and with a clear face: The naughty flute takes you from the orchestra to the band and to Andean music. We tell you what training and challenges it brings.
Read articleWhy Learning Saxophone? Reason and challenges
The saxophone sounds close to his voice and fits into jazz, tropical orchestras and gangs. We tell you what's giving and what's going to cost you.
Read articleWhy learn music theory? What's his real use?
The music theory isn't a rule: it's the language that explain what's already ringing. We tell you what's good for your goal and how to study it without boredom.
Read articleWhy learn tiple or bandola? Andean music from inside
The tiple and the bandola are the heart of the Colombian Andean trio. We tell you what each contributes, where they play and what goes more with you.
Read articleWhy learn trumpet or trombone? The energy of metals
The trumpet and the trombone filled with energy a band, an orchestra of salsa or a big band. What they trained, where to play them in Colombia and what challenges they brought.
Read articleWhy learn cello? What makes cello special
The cello sings in the record of human voice, plays sitting and takes place in orchestras, quartites and gangs. That's what brings you.
Read articleHigh Saxophone or tenor to start with? What to choose
The high is the most common but not the only entrance door. We compare size, weight, nozzle, sound and genres to choose the saxo that will engage you.
Read articleTromtle or trombone? What to choose to start with
The two are touched by vibrating their lips, but one uses pistons and the other a stick. We compare nozzle, registration, genres and how to move from one to another.
Read articleViolin or Viola? Differences and which to choose
They seem so bad that many get them but they don't sound and they don't read the same. We compare size, code and paper in the orchestra and how to change from one to another.
Read articleViolin or cello? How to choose between them
One of them plays as his foot and shines at his sharp and his other plays as his sitting and singing at his grave. We compare posture, sound, transport, repertoire and age.
Read articleWind bands in Colombia: how to start and what instrument to choose
Symphony, martial or furry: What types of gangs are in Colombia, how to choose your instrument and what to prepare before your first essay or your entrance test.
Read articleBenefits of training guitar: why it's worth it
Guitar is the instrument of his own meetings, serenades and songs. That's what brings you, where to play and what challenges to face.
Read articleThe benefits of piano training: what's really bringing you
The piano lets you watch the music: melody, chords and low on a single keyboard. We tell you what training, where to play and what challenges it brings.
Read articleBenefits of Learning Violin: Hearing, Discipline and Orchestra
The violin wants patience but returns a great deal: a trained ear, discipline and door to orchestras and groups. We tell you what to expect.
Read articleThe benefits of singing and singing classes
That's the most direct way to do music. We tell you what's contributing, how much to take classes and where to play in Colombia.
Read articleBenefits of playing drums and percussion
The drummer and the percussionist are the engine of any group. We tell you what they train, where to play in Colombia and what challenges to consider.
Read articleColombian songs to learn about tiple or guitar
From La españarita to La gata golosa: an Andean repertoire ordered by difficulty for tiple and guitar, with what each piece teaches you.
Read articleInstruments of the Colombian Caribbean music: cumbia, porro and vallenato
What instruments sound about the cumbia, the pat and the vallenato, what role each plays and what you can study with a teacher if the Colombian Caribbean music moves you.
Read articleColombian Andean Music: A guide to starting to play
Bandola, tiple or guitar: choose your role in the trio, first learn the corridor and listen a lot. A useful guide to start playing Colombian Andean music.
Read articleFirst singing classes: what to expect and how to prepare you
Respiration, support, warming and registration: this is what you're about to work with your first singing classes and why you don't have to "have a good voice" to start with.
Read articleEasy villancinos to learn how to play at Christmas
Tucaina, Fish at the river or Night of Peace: simple villancas to get to the ninth with a flag, guitar, tiple or piano without complication.
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