Top Ten Most Fun Instruments to Play

Drums

It can be challenging, as most instruments are, but drums are fun even when you don't know how to play. Plus, in my opinion, playing drums can burn calories.

I play drums, and they are really fun, but they're also really hard.

I really love using the drums. It's just fun.

Guitar

The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with some exceptions) and typically has six or twelve strings. It is commonly held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strings... read more

You have so many options for altering the sound, like no other instrument besides the human voice. Of course, there is a difference between an electric guitar and an acoustic one. I prefer the electric. It seems easier to play at first but is much harder to master in the end.
When I started playing the guitar 25 years ago, it was really tough to get into it. However, when you start to have fun and take breaks when your fingers are telling you to, you begin to progress a lot. Actually, I personally know no one who can play the guitar like I do. I don't mean to sound arrogant, but I just haven't met anyone who can.
So, to be good at playing the guitar takes a lot of effort and time, which most people are not willing to invest. Maybe starting at a young age is beneficial for any instrument, which I think helped me a lot. What I want to say is that the guitar is probably one of the most popular instruments to play, but there are not many people who are able or willing to become good at it. In the end, I think it doesn't matter if you just want to play the guitar a little or explore all its possibilities. The guitar can be an easy instrument to get into and a hard one to master, so either way, it's an instrument you can have a lot of fun with.

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument that is played using a keyboard, which consists of a row of keys pressed with the fingers and thumbs of both hands. It produces sound by means of hammers striking strings inside the instrument. The piano is widely used in classical, jazz, and contemporary music.

I played piano for four years. I took a year off, and its great sound and fun technique inspired me to take piano lessons once again!

I play the piano, and it's super fun and amazing. Best instrument in the world!

I have an electric one, so I can play almost anything with it.

Banjo

Violin

The violin is a wooden string instrument in the violin family. It is the smallest and highest-pitched instrument in the family in regular use. Typically played with a bow, the violin is used in a wide range of musical genres, from classical to contemporary music.

You need to know how to play the violin really well, and then it's fun to play.

I play the violin, and it is really hard but fun to play!

I may not be too good at this instrument, but it sure is fun to play.

Saxophone

The saxophone is a family of woodwind instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. They are commonly used in classical music, military bands, jazz, and contemporary music.

The tenor saxophone is so fun to play, and it is relatively easy to learn.

I haven't even started playing this wonderful instrument, and I'm already excited to begin.

Ukulele

The ukulele is a member of the lute family of instruments. It typically has four nylon or gut strings, or four courses of paired strings. Originating in the 19th century in Hawaii, the instrument was adapted from several small guitar-like instruments of Portuguese origin.

I am primarily a guitarist, but the ukulele is just so much more fun to pick up and play. It's light, the strings are easier on the fingers, chords are simpler, and it has a sweet sound. It would make a great instrument for someone new to the guitar family, as it is tuned very similarly. I feel like a traitor since guitar is my main instrument, but at home, this is the instrument I keep nearby!

Portable, inexpensive - you can't help but smile while playing the ukulele! What other instrument allows you to join a club of fellow players having fun singing and accompanying songs? Yes, the ukulele is the most fun and fashionable instrument, and it is now being taught in schools as it's also easy to play.

Flute

The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike other woodwind instruments that use reeds, a flute produces sound by directing air across an opening. It is one of the oldest musical instruments in the world, with examples dating back thousands of years.

The flute is by far one of the most beautiful instruments in my opinion, both in sound and appearance. I started playing in junior high, and I was a bit discouraged at first. I couldn't even play a whole note in 4/4 at 120 bpm. The flute takes a lot of dedication, but it's 101% worth it. It trains your breathing, and it's just overall an amazing instrument.

The flute is the best by far. Yes, it takes a LOT of breath, but it's worth it. The flute can also help you with certain sports, like swimming. So yeah, play the flute!

The flute has really cool notes you can play, and you can play songs like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman.

Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument belonging to the woodwind family. It produces sound using a single-reed mouthpiece, similar to a saxophone. Clarinets are used in a wide range of musical genres, including classical, jazz, and military band music.

The clarinet is clearly the most superior instrument. It is very well-balanced and creates such a majestic sound. It also looks very beautiful. Clarinets blend nicely with all other instruments and can play almost anything.

I actually play the clarinet, and I think that once you learn the notes and rhythms, like eighth notes, sixteenth notes, and runs, it becomes really fun.

I've played the clarinet for eight years, and I love learning new songs and hearing the rhythm shine through! It has such a lovely tone as well.

Bass Guitar

The bass guitar is the glue that holds any band together. It blends rhythm and melody, creating what is perhaps the most perfect instrument ever. Ah, whatever - it sounds great and should be appreciated more.

I play bass guitar, and I always get asked, Why don't you play electric guitar? It's so annoying how underrated bass guitar is.

Bass is underrated. Of all players, bass players are overlooked the most. Bass is awesome and fun.

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Chimes

The chimes are what make an orchestra sound powerful and godly.

Double Bass

Unlike the bass guitar, you don't always have to play pizzicato. Using the bow is beyond fun.

Trumpet

A trumpet is a brass wind instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group contains instruments with the highest register in the brass family. It has been used for centuries in both military and ceremonial contexts, as well as in modern music genres.

I played the trumpet, and it was pretty fun. It sounds great. Songs that feature the trumpet include Cheerleader, All You Need Is Love, and many more. It usually plays a role in the national anthem at sports games, that is, if you live in the USA.

The trumpet is very versatile and can play jazz, marches, classical, and much more. When played well, it can produce an incredible and majestic sound that resonates throughout the band.

I used to play the trumpet, then I switched to percussion, but for real, this instrument is a beast.

Trombone

I think the trombone is an extremely fun instrument to play, and it can do a lot of things that other instruments cannot! It also has a lot of memes and sound effects associated with it.

It's practically a toy with a rich sound. A crying shame it gets boring parts.

I play the trombone, and it's so, so fun! It's a shame that it always gets boring parts.

Kazoo

Mandolin

Cello

The cello, or violoncello, is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family and is larger than the viola and violin but smaller than the double bass. The cello is widely used in classical music, both in orchestras and chamber ensembles, and is... read more

The cello is often regarded as the instrument closest to the human voice. It can reach both high and low notes while performing well across all genres of music.

I play the cello. It has just the perfect range, and it doesn't sound terrible when you first start.

I think guitar, drums, and the cello are the best instruments to learn.

Synthesizer

Euphonium

I've played the euphonium for 7 years in school. It's amazingly easy to pick up and learn the basics (especially because of the loose lip positions), has a wide range that sounds cool, and can play many parts when you're good. It's so sad when they only get bass parts.

I love the euphonium because it has a really wide range you can play. The only downside is that it often shares the bass parts with the tuba, bass saxophone, and bassoon.

Harp

The harp is a stringed musical instrument that features multiple individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard. These strings are plucked with the fingers to produce sound. Harps have existed since ancient times and are found in various forms across many cultures, with the concert harp being... read more

French Horn

But for the French horn, you have to shove your fist all the way into the bell, so don't talk.

Tuba

I've played euphonium, baritone, trumpet, and mellophone, and in the end, the tuba is the one that always makes me smile. There's something about the low bass sound that allows you to play so many meme songs. Also, with the sousaphone, my friends and I can run around in formation while playing low Bb, acting like planes. The amount of stuff you can do with a tuba is amazing and so much fun. I highly recommend it to anyone who has the lung capacity.

The tuba is a pretty cool instrument. It can sound like a euphonium sometimes, but more often it resembles a bass saxophone.

Baritone Saxophone

To be honest, it's so fun to see players of small saxes stare at the amazing baritone saxophone.

I am a trombone player, and I get jealous watching people play this.

Organ

You are the complete orchestra with an organ.

Once you get the hang of it, it's amazing fun!

Marimba

This and all other mallet instruments are so fun to play. I enjoy it a lot compared to playing the trumpet, which was my main instrument for a while.

The marimba is a really good-sounding instrument and very fun to play, especially in a marimba band. You should check out the band Musha Marimba.

I like the low tone on this instrument.

Recorder

The recorder is easy and fun to play.