I think there are a few nuggets of truth to this idea. The linear and repeated layout of the piano can make it easier to feel stuck in the same patterns. Its just every single note, side by side, octave after octave with a pretty big range and sometimes I feel the whole paradox of choice thing going on. Also the culture around piano is generally more strict. This note, chord, scale, or way of playing is correct and others are incorrect. Contrast all this with something like a guitar, the culture is more rebellious in spirit instead of there being a right or wrong. The shapes change across the fretboard so playing it doesn't look or feel as repetitive. There are open strings, fretted notes, harmonics, hammer ons, pull offs, bends, slides, etc. that all sound a bit different texturally whereas with a piano you kind of only have the dynamics to play with. So I see where the question is coming from, but every instrument has its pros and cons and, as people have already pointed out, nobody is forcing you to only use one. I could never call the piano a creativity killer.
Hi everybody! I am new to ToneGym and so far I'm having fun! I take ear training classes with my teacher and I learned about this on a Youtube video. Sometimes the chords are confusing to me. Do you have any advice on how I can improve?
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