Today is Make Music Day. The name already suggests that this day is the day on the international agenda that’s all about making music. With the motto “created locally, connected globally” musicians from all over the world are taking to the streets to play music. As an online music education platform with a worldwide following, Chordify likes to contribute to this special day.
Especially for Make Music Day, the global Chordify community answered some questions in an online survey. This has resulted in interesting insights about making music and a series of useful tips by and for musicians.
From the survey we can take that the average age on which people start making music is 15. Most of the people we questioned are guitar players now, but the piano is considered to be the best starter instrument. The number of hours played on average is 8,5 each week, while people would like to practice 3x as much.
For some extra inspiration during Make Music Day, there is the starter song channel. This is a collection of well known songs that are easy to learn. Besides that there is also a special Make Music Day discount on a premium subscription. Up until June 24 everyone will get 50% off on a subscription for a year.
Make Music Day originated in France. The longest day of the year - June 21 - was declared ‘Fête de la musique’. The goal of the festivities was that musicians of all levels were encouraged to go outside to play music all through the night. What started out as a folk festival is now being celebrated in over 800 cities, divided over 120 countries.
2 Never give up! Keep trying! You didn't learn to walk and talk in a day. Some things in life you have to struggle with to persevere.
12 Keep at it; it doesn't come out right the first time, nor the second. Even after a 51 year hiatus in playing, you can come back and start again.