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他們不會告訴你有關學樂器的12件事

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http://www.classicfm.com/discover/music/learning-musical-instrument/
 1你不可能立刻演奏得很完美，就像這隻小貓一樣

2每個人都期待你能夠立刻完美演出

3不管你多早開始學，永遠都會有人比你厲害

4學樂器有很多的規矩得遵守

5剛開始學的時候，你的練習會聽起來很恐怖

6學吉他嗎？學小提琴嗎？或是其他的弦樂嗎？那你的手指尖將會沒有任何感覺，甚至會痛。

7 Oh, you've taken up the trombone?(這段的意思有點難翻譯)也許你正想展示你在樂器方面的多才多藝，但是一般人只是想要你表演出那種像是喜劇般搞笑的音效。

8學樂器可能會改變你的外貌：認真練習小提琴可能會在脖子上有「種草莓」的效果。

9要好好保護你的樂器：如果是想要把琴盒拿來當雪橇，把大提琴拿來擋子彈，那就別想了吧！

10你得隨時要多件隨身的行李，甚至要想好當人問「那是什麼？」時要如何有個妙答。

11最後你可能會加入某類的樂團，那才是真的開始呢(表示你要為了練習或排練犧牲個人休閒或與朋友相聚的機會)

12真的很容易放棄啊！ 但是你真的不應該放棄，當你重複練習並克服這些技巧後，你所得到的快樂是無可取代，並且你的一切努力都會有價值的。

Thinking of taking up an instrument? Great! But be warned - it's not as easy as you might think...

1. You will not be able to play perfectly immediately

You're better off starting with the basics, one step at a time. Like this guy.

2. Everyone will expect you to be able to play perfectly immediately

No matter how much you protest, everyone you know will assume that just because you've started learning you'll be a prodigy from the start.  In the eyes of everyone else, you are one of the Von Trapp children.

3. No matter how young you start, there's always someone more prodigious than you

You really think you're making progress, you're mastering the scales and arpeggios, maybe even a few little Grade 1 pieces under your belt... and then you see something like this:

4. There are lots of rules to learn

Just because Jimmy Page uses a violin bow on a guitar doesn't mean you can too. And don't think you can get away with a bare chest on stage either. See also: Nigel Kennedy's concert attire .

5. Your practising will sound terrible at first

Everyone wants to sound amazing from the moment they pick up a new instrument, but don't get too excited. Practise is hard. It takes a lot of effort and dedication. Most of the time, especially at the beginning, it sounds bad. It makes Britney Spears do this:

6. Learning the guitar? Maybe the violin? Strings in general?

Your fingertips will never be able to feel anything ever again. Except pain.

guitarist fingers

7. Oh, you've taken up the trombone?

What a chance to show your friends just how versatile an instrument the trombone is! It's not all about comedy noises and the theme tune from Jonny Briggs, right? Wrong. All people want from you is this sound:

8. Learning an instrument can alter your appearance

Is that a love-bite on your neck? No, you've started learning the violin.

9. You will never be able to do this:

No matter how much you want it to happen, MI5 have absolutely no use for your cello case. See also: tommy guns in violin cases. Never happens.

10. You will suddenly find yourself with extra luggage

Any dreams of cycling home or taking the scenic walking route will be quashed the moment you strap that tuba or double bass to your back. Oh, and if you're of schooling age, you might want to think about preparing some witty answers to the question, "What's THAT?"

11. Eventually you will join an ensemble of some kind, and that's when the fun really starts

 "Want to come for a drink tonight?"
 "Can't. Rehearsal."

12. It's easy to give up

But really, you shouldn't. Harness your sticktoitiveness. Keep going up and down those scales and doing those exercises. Like anything, practise makes perfect, and the joy you give to others with your playing will ultimately make the whole endeavour completely worthwhile.