Piano vs. Guitar

        Some people may want to learn how to play an instrument, but they're in doubt because they think they have to have musical talent to be able to learn. Although it is much easier if you have talent, (like me, and no I'm not conceited) it does not mean you don't have the ability to play. If you really practice and show dedication, you can play a musical instrument!
        So, the next question is, which instrument should I play? Well, I can help you with making that decision.  I will only be discussing two instruments, and those are piano and guitar, but this should still help you out.
        These are both hand instruments, and they might seem like the same thing, but they are completely different. When you're playing guitar, you're playing chords or scales with one hand, while you're picking with the other. As for piano, you have both hands playing.  Usually, your left hand is playing bass notes while your right hand is playing treble notes, but that can differ depending on what your playing.
        Now, reading music is a totally different (and extremely complicated) thing.  If you want to start reading music, i reccomend doing it on the guitar.  Yes, it is a little hard to figure out which notes are where on which strings, but once you figure it out, its really not that hard. When your playing piano, as i said before, both hands are playing, so yo're reading two lines of music at once (one for each hand, and for the record, i can't even do this yet!)
        Although reading music may be easier for guitar, when it comes to learning notes, piano is definately the way to go.  It's easier because all the notes are just layed out in front of you.  When you're playing guitar, like i said, different notes are in different places on different strings and its a little confusing.
        So, the final question rises, which is better, piano or guitar? Well, it all depends on what skills you have and which one you are more willing to play.  Thanks for reading my post!
                                                                                                            ~Alyssa