Making Music Guide (Part one: Getting Started)

Do You dream of Creating your own music? a lot of people do, but not all of them fulfil this Fabulous dream.

There are 3 types of musicians : Musicians that want to go pro, others who want to impress their small community and the ones who just want to make music for self enjoyment. Now, They all start at the same point and travel together until they complete some tracks the difference comes from the audience they target so the differences are small , here I'll talk about going pro, as it's the hardest way and from it you can deduce what you can do if you have other ideas.
I'm not a pro Myself, but I just wanted to give beginners a quick good start, this blog is result of months of surfing websites and reading books so i try to help with the most useful items I've read.This may not be the best Guide, But it's the most logical method that i think would help everyone, You can't go wrong With Logic! here we go...

Creating Music requires:

1- The Patience and Passion to learn.
2- A good musical ear (Can be acquired by practice). You can search for some Ear training software.
3- Familiarity with a musical instrument and some music theory.
4- Some Talent.
5-Time.

There are many ways for Creating music , and many roads to take your music to, If you do not intend to work and practice, read and learn , You will hardly reach the level you want with this musical journey, This will not be much of a help if you want to make electronic music, info about making electronic music will be added separately.

First tip is to Listen, the more music you listen to the more inspiration you'll get the more creative you can be. I guess if you want to make music you already listen to loads, but diversity is another cool thing that will make your music more appealing and exciting, listen to as many genres and artists as you can, Listening to more music makes your mind ready and can help you complete a 3 note pattern to a riff, it greatly enhances you internal metronome which is one of the most important things a musician should have, also by having a broad musical knowledge you can easily attract more audience as music is a matter of subconscious as it is a matter of emotions. so You need to get your subconscious musically adapted!

Choosing an instrument:

Start with an instrument you like, don't look for "easy instruments", there is no such thing, any instrument requires frequent practice and study, Choose the instrument that best suits the genre you want to go with, Piano and Guitar are great for many genres and are very popular songwriting tools so you can easily find lessons online and start practicing (I'm a guitarist so maybe I'll be posting a guitar guide too). So Choose your instruments, Don't spend a lot of money, it's not wise to spend a lot on something that you may not want to continue, Set a budget, buy a nicely built affordable instrument , if you have a friend who plays this instrument you may want him\her to try it for you he\she can tell you if it has something wrong, research before buying, if you have a certain instrument that you like and suits your budget, keep on researching for days and weeks for more info , reviews, demos about it and it's alternatives, google it, YouTube it, look it up at musical stores' websites, as much as you can be patient so that you can be sure you've got the best that suits your budget and don't regret buying this and not buying that instead.Enjoy!

Learning Your Instrument:

Learning a musical instrument is like anything, It requires patience and the key to mastering it is nothing but Practice , Practice as much as you can and if you practice daily for at least 15 mins everyday you'll get better results than only practicing 3 hours one day and not practicing others, so practice regularly.
If you can afford to have a private teacher do it, it the best thing as everyone can have a different experience with the instrument a teacher will prevent you from acquiring bad habits and can solve your problems, Joining a music class is also a good choice, You can also Look for lessons on the Internet , make an email account (a precaution) and join free newsletters of sites that offer lessons for free, read and watch, if you can pay, after checking the free lessons go with what you feel best helps you, one important thing.... NEVER GIVE UP! there are time when you'll feel that you are not progressing, all musicians had this feeling, but don't let this get you down, listen to some music it may re inspire you to keep practicing! hang out with musicians go to concerts, watch videos for your favourite artist, all good to motivate you, just keep practicing, challenge yourself and try new ideas don't bore yourself you must enjoy it, isn't this your passion?! be sure that the more you work the more you'll get in return.

Part 2 soon.