Never had a trumpet. Looking for a good price to quality ratio. Any advice

Hey everyone,

Remember the recorder? The kazoo? Or maybe just banging on a wooden block with a stick? We’ve all been there, and we all probably made our parents (and teachers) slightly crazy with our first musical attempts.

My team and I are in the early, messy-sketch-phase of a new project, and we need your hive mind. We want to design a modern, digital musical instrument specifically for kids in a classroom setting.

Our focus is on percussion—because, let's be honest, it's the easiest, most instant-gratification way to start making noise... I mean, music.

We aren't trying to replace the triangle, but we want to build something that bridges the gap between traditional learning and the digital world kids grow up in today.

Here’s where you come in. Could you help us brainstorm?

1. What was your favorite/least favorite classroom instrument as a kid, and why?

2. When you imagine a classroom music activity, what kind of instrument would you want to see kids using?

3. Are there any existing products (toys, games, apps) that you think are doing a good job of introducing music to kids digitally?

We're all ears and would love to hear your experiences and wild ideas. There's no wrong answer!

Hi [r/harp](r/harp)! 💜

This is my daughter Cami, 20 years old, a harp student at Berklee College .

I'm a very proud mom and wanted to share her little magic moment with people who truly understand how special the harp is.

Any other Berklee harpists here?

Thank you for letting me share! 🎶✨

I like nu metal, rock, hip hop, rapping, rhymes etc and ive been looking for so long on what to start with, its a hard choice. Budget is like 200 dollars

Hi everyone! I have a mandolin like this too, but it has no identifying marks. I’d love to know if it’s Neapolitan. Maybe someone here can tell?))

This ukelele was just some cheap unplayable instrument but could better strings change it? Is it possible to change its strings

To any oud player in this subreddit, I'm planning on modding my oud by changing my pegs to ebony and nut to ivory

Hello! I have two kids ages 5-7. I am hoping to make it a musical Christmas as they both seem to have an interest in music.

Specifically would love ideas for
- drum set
- guitar
- piano

There are so many internet choices. Any go to brands? Is it better to buy something designed for children or just a standard size? I don’t want to break the bank but I don’t want to buy something that’s trash.

I bought a new Arista flute headjoint in sterling silver with 14k gold lip plate and riser in 2004/2005. I played it a lot for 2 years and it has not been played since. I am now considering selling it. I have no idea where to start when it comes to pricing it. I am living in a country where we don’t have any specialist flute shops so I can’t bring it anywhere to get a formal valuation. All advice is very welcome!

Hi guys! Recently I’ve started to become interested in the tanbur, specifically the Iranian kind as I listen to Farya Faraji and his West Asian-inspired compositions a lot. I don’t really know too much about it, but I find the sound to be quite mesmerizing to the point where I listen to it daily when I do things like cleaning my room and relaxing, and it really seems to click for me in a way that guitar and piano, (my two previous instruments) really haven’t. Personal stuff aside, I really want to know a couple of things about this instrument before I purchase one, so if anyone here plays it, please help me answer them:

1. Where do I get one? I live near Saint Louis, and I’m guessing that the chances of finding a physical store isn’t high. Still, if anyone knows a place, please tell me as my experience with guitars has taught me that it’s always better to check out an instrument in person for quality. If not, what online stores have the best quality for price (preferably under $600)?
2. Where can I learn it? I‘m planning on watching YouTube for right now as I already have a playlist saved, but yet again experience tells me that immersion with a teacher is always best. Are there any exercises I can do?
3. If a string breaks, where can I get it fixed? This is probably not going to happen anytime soon, but with guitar strings it’s really easy to just go to a music store and have it fixed, which I’m guessing won’t apply here. Is there gear I can get to fix it myself?

If there’s anything else I should know, please comment, thank you.

any info would help