Musical instruments suitable for the elderly to learn include: erhu, saxophone, guzheng, piano, and cucurbit flute.

1. Erhu

Advantages: Erhu is a very distinctive national musical instrument with strong emotional expression. It is also lightweight and easy to carry, and is widely accepted by the public.

Disadvantages: It requires a certain sense of music and takes a long time to practice.

Investment in musical instruments: 400~500 yuan (entry level).

Learning suggestions: It is still a little difficult to learn Erhu by yourself. It is recommended to learn the basic techniques from online teachers first, and then practice more frequently.

Learning Erhu also has certain health benefits for the elderly. Playing the erhu requires flexible cooperation of the whole body and movement of the fingers, which can promote blood circulation in the nerves of the fingertips of the human body and is good for the heart.

2. Saxophone

Advantages: Beautiful tone, easy to get started, and beginners progress quickly.

Disadvantages: It consumes more energy and is easy to get tired when you first learn.

Investment in musical instruments: around 1,000 yuan (entry level).

Learning suggestions: Although saxophone is not difficult, the basics cannot be ignored. You must practice your breath well with online teachers to lay a solid foundation.

Actually, the playing style is not that easy for the elderly. It requires a lot of effort and effort, which makes it difficult to practice. But the advantage is that it can help the elderly exercise their lung capacity and strengthen their body.

3. Guzheng

Advantages: Beautiful timbre and rich interpretation skills. It is a very representative national musical instrument and it is relatively easy to get started.

Disadvantages: Large size and difficult to carry.

Instrument investment: about 2,000 yuan (entry level)

Learning suggestions: There are a wealth of guzheng teaching videos on the Internet, which take into account the characteristics of students at different stages. You can choose an outstanding one here The guzheng teacher insists on learning.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that when playing the piano, the strings are like the silver needles used in acupuncture, constantly stimulating the fingertips. The Shixuan point on the fingertips can stimulate the brain nerves and has certain effects on the treatment of stroke, heat stroke, fever and limb cramps.

4. Piano

Advantages: The king of musical instruments, with strong musical expression. Fixed pitch, no need to find pitch.

Disadvantages: The financial investment is large and learning is difficult.

Investment in musical instruments: 10,000 to 20,000 yuan.

Learning suggestions: When learning piano, the elderly can simply understand the basic knowledge, focus on practicing finger flexibility, and then directly learn their favorite music. Many piano teachers on the Internet teach very good music.

Most of the learning needs of the elderly are on a few famous piano pieces, so practice your finger flexibility and your favorite songs as much as possible.

5. Hulusi

Advantages: beautiful tone and national flavor. Easy to learn and easy to carry.

Disadvantages: Narrow range.

Investment in musical instruments: about 200 yuan.

Learning suggestions: Hulusi is easy to learn by yourself. It is recommended to learn the basic fingering techniques from a teacher first, and then you can try to play the music by yourself.

The cucurbit flute is the easiest to learn among the wind instruments. It requires relatively little breath and the fingering is easy to master. You can learn several pieces of music in a month or two