What musical instrument should I learn?

Question:I am 31 years old. I love music, specially Blues, Hip Hop, Rock, Metal, Latin music, etc. I don't enjoy classical, opera, free jazz, showtunes or the cheesy bollywood music.

Although I have been an afficiando I've never learnt to play anything besides taking a few drum lessons in middle school. I was then into reading which took up 10 hours + of my time and didn't leave for anything else. I do want to learn to play something, an preferably as a part of group. I'm not looking to gain money or fame, but just the pure ectasy of playing.

My question what is the easiest instrument to learn to play?

I live in an apartment so loudness could become an issue. I work 70+ hours a week so something that involves practice for more than 10 hours a week might also be not practical.

What do the musicians of Y1A suggest?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I am 31 years old. I love music, specially Blues, Hip Hop, Rock, Metal, Latin music, etc. I don't enjoy classical, opera, free jazz, showtunes or the cheesy bollywood music.

Although I have been an afficiando I've never learnt to play anything besides taking a few drum lessons in middle school. I was then into reading which took up 10 hours + of my time and didn't leave for anything else. I do want to learn to play something, an preferably as a part of group. I'm not looking to gain money or fame, but just the pure ectasy of playing.

My question what is the easiest instrument to learn to play?

I live in an apartment so loudness could become an issue. I work 70+ hours a week so something that involves practice for more than 10 hours a week might also be not practical.

What do the musicians of Y1A suggest?

Start with a blues harp and get the rhythm. Not an expensive way to start and you can practice without a noise suppression order being served.

A piano

go for a guitar.

everyone's going to be partial to their natural instrument. mine's drums. They do make practice pads, which are not loud at all, and practice sets. the thing is that if you want to be good at whatever instrument, it's going to take a lot of practice, and I don't care who tries to argue that statement. To be good enough to get into quality groups, or be considered a good musician and not a wannabe, it takes practice. They also make mutes for brass instruments (that makes them very quiet). They're specially designed for practicing in small areas. So it's just go with your gut feeling and heart about it.

Keyboard is a good place to start. You can get an electric keyboard and use the headphone input to eliminate the loudness problem.Get some good instruction from keyboard teacher who can help you to understand basic keyboard technique.There is a dvd and book by Scott Houston called Play Piano in a Flash that clearly shows people how to begin playing and understanding the piano.