From never having done it, I would say learning piano would be the best place to start.

I started with guitar, and outside of maybe the mandolin and the banjo, have never really wanted to learn anything else. But I have learned through the years that if I had a better understanding of the basics of music, I would understand the guitar better. I think the piano is the best place to get the mechanics.

Every music major I have talked to says the same thing. They may be majoring in voice, violin or guitar, but they all have to be at least functionally proficient on the piano. If all major music departments think the piano is so foundational there must be some reason for it.

Trouble with me was/is, I can't get one paw to go one way and the other paw to go the other. What I wouldn't give to be ambi-pawxderous.

Freightdawg