@northoftheborder I learned by buying a MIDI keyboard that connects to my computer. It has "chord mode" which is sort of cheating but let me make good sounding music fairly easily by just playing around and setting the keyboard to various instruments and playing random chords until I learned what sounded good and what didn't.

This led to me taking an online music theory and keyboard class, followed by a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW, or more commonly called a mixing board) class and my music got even better.

Then AI voices came along and I was finally able to get decent sounding vocals since I can't sing. I wrote several songs, including one about my prostate cancer experience (indirectly) and made a full CD of holiday music for my friends where every song is an original, some serious and some funny.

@surftohealth88 if you commit an hour a day to music you'll be amazed how quickly you'll learn.

@northoftheborder
Oh dear North - I wish somebody told me that when I was growing up lol. I was raised to be a perfectionist and early on got very clear message that I better be the best in whatever I do or it is just not worth doing it at all. Since I was exceptional in dancing I was supported to do that 100% , but piano lessons were out as an option because that would "take away time" from doing what I do the best. I pleaded - but nope. I dreamed of playing piano my whole life and would take any opportunity to just "touch it" and play "by ear" when nobody was watching. I would stay hidden in a locker room and wait till everybody went home and sneak back to studio room and pretend playing piano on very old upright Welmar lol. At this ripe age of 62 my hands would perhaps be able to play some very, very basic kid's songs which would be really fun - but "loosing oneself in playing music for hours" ; ) I do not think is possible ha ha... BUT - I will go today to the garage and find my daughter's old piano books and refresh my basic knowledge lol - maybe I can at least play some carols this Christmas
: ))) ! ?