Percussion instruments?
To a person not trained as a percussionist I can see this type of attitude towards it. On the surface it looks simplistic. By the way I'm a trumpet player and former band director. I'm not saying that playing percussion instruments is a terribly difficult task as opposed to other instruments, but it is not as easy and simple as you may think. A true percussionist has to be able to play it all, snare, bass, timpani, mallets, and auxillary percussion. You not going to go far playing only triangle. Each instrument has it's own technique and variations based on style. Since I mentioned triangle lets look at that. Did you know they come in different sizes and thickness. This alters the tone and pitch of the triangle. There are numerous techniques needed other than the country dinner call. There is a roll, that sounds different at different points on the triangle. In various styles including Latin the player uses his free hand to mute the triangle to allow a more short staccato sound. Combinations of hands on and off the trianglel gives a variety of sound effects. Again, were not talking rocket science, but it's more complicated than most people give credit for.
What's the percussion instrument playing here?
It sounds like the drums used are the the ones on a typical drumset with different tunings to fit the style. The first drum that enters sounds like either a floor tom, a low-tuned mounted tom, or both alternating for pitches. Some bass drum in there as well. The higher tone sounds like it's just a snare drum with a very low tuning played as skanks (hitting close enough to the rim to create a "timbale" sound). Seems to be some brushes along the snare as well, while some ghost notes are being played with the fingers tapping on the snare.The very low-pitched sound that changes tones sounds like it's actually a bass guitar. There's one small impact of a really low-pitched drum, and that instrument is probably just a concert bass drum, which I believe only happens once or twice throughout.
Depends on what you need your pristine horn embouchure for.Are you training to be a professional horn player? I would probably recommend against playing anything else once that decision is made.Playing other instruments will definitely alter your embouchure. I played mellophone in marching band (uses a trumpet mouthpiece) and flugelhorn in jazz band, and there was a big adjustment period for my face once I got to college- even though I had stopped playing either of those instruments. Two of my teachers similarly dropped other instruments once deciding to study to be a professional, and recommended I not take up anything else. One quit trumpet gigs in a jazz band on the weekends and one chose to play bass drum in marching band. Those guys are both top-of-the-heap professional players, so listen to them if you don't want to listen to me.If you're not planning to become a professional, then I don't think it really matters what else you play. I know lots of folks who play multiple instruments without suffering ill effects. You'd probably find it easier to stick to a brass instrument since you won't have to learn completely new technique. I've always enjoyed trying out tubas in the shop, maybe you might also.Good luck!
Which musical instruments are easy or hard to learn and play?
I think Piano, Guitar, Flute are easiest musical instruments to learn and play. Even, I would like here to suggest that think about your interest and instrument which you really willing to learn. Do not think much about how hard or easy it is, just do it from your heart. Nothing is difficult and impossible :)
Not the guitar.The reason I say that is because it can take a lifetime to figure out that you are just scratching the surface. And that surface involves a lot of time and potentially a lot of equipment if you go electric or just a lot of cash for an acoustic that will really sing - and that singing can take years of playing and breaking in to get the wood to open up and sound like it can, which you won’t even understand until your at least 15 years in, which means you should have bought that $2000 Martin back when you couldn’t play at all so once you figured things out you would know how to best play the wood of the guitar and exploit the voice therin. As for electric guitars … you’ve got effects pedals. I won’t even go there.If you have an inclination and the space/sound allotment, drums are great. But a drum kit is not for everyone and they often get purchased to end up stacked in the garage and their too expensive for that.my best suggestion is a Jews Harp or a the tablas … either one or both, but never at the same time.And if you go with a drum kit, go with a TAMA since the star mounts keep your action figures safe.
Could Jesus play a musical instrument?
I doubt Jesus ever tried the foolishness of playing an instrument to make a noise. I am sure there were always more productive things to do with His life while he was here on the earth. Had He wanted to play, He would only have to pick up the instrument and play it, He did not need training on it because it was with the knowledge He retains that allowed others to be able to manage one of the man made clanging instruments.
“Why is it comparatively difficult to sing and play percussion instrument at the same time than playing guitar/piano and singing?”I have spent most of my adult life singing and playing percussion. I have spent almost as long singing and playing guitar. I have had a number of events where I played piano while singing, including my wedding.I found it equally difficult to sing while playing any of those instruments. I have practiced to the point I can separate the two activities of singing and playing into discrete actions. The hardest was playing cajon (box drum) with my hands while playing hi-hat and tambourine with my feet, while also singing. But that only happened a few times, so I had practiced less.Counting and keeping time = the key to singing and playing an instrument at the same time.Keeping time and counting rhythm are the first things I teach all of my students, whether in band, guitar, jazz band, or general music. All actions in a musical performance are synchronized by counting. Singing and playing an instrument at the same time works the same whether performing on percussion, guitar, or piano.
The ruling on musical instruments varies by madhab and even scholar. There are some scholars who say that we should not have any music and some who say only nasheed (voice and daff(frame drum)), and then there are some who say all music is okay as long as the message is not haram.You could take a safer path and learn how to play a daff as daff is acceptable to nearly all scholars and madhabs as it was used to accompany the singing that the prophet approved of in authentic hadith.Personally, I tend to side with scholars who say all music is ok as long as the message is not haram. As such I do not see learning to play a musical instrument of other sorts as inherently haram. In this case if all music is ok I have to assume that all instruments are ok as well. However even in these scenarios we are warned not to allow music to become too important where we are ignoring our Islam for Music or playing music in haram places or even using it to play music that has a haram message.I would highly recommend that you do some research on what is and isn’t haram as far as music based on different madhabs and scholars out there and compare all the information you gather. You may find a resolve to stay away from playing an instrument or you may find that you believe based on scholarly opinions that it’s okay. Do what you think is the most logical based on the sound advice of scholars, hadith, and Qur’an.