30 Funny And Bizarre Pics From The “Musical Instruments With Chaotic Auras” Twitter Page

The founder of 'Musical Instruments with Chaotic Auras' opened up to Bored Panda about the inspiration behind the Twitter page. "I started the page because I had a surplus of pics of bizarre instruments and felt like sharing them," they explained to us that they wanted everyone to see the great images that they had collected.

They were very honest with us that their main focus isn't actually playing instruments. "I actually don’t play any instruments well—I’m a singer! But I do spend a lot of time around instruments, as I’m a music teacher," they told Bored Panda.

Bored Panda was also curious to get the teacher's opinion about why their page has gotten so popular and why the content resonates with so many internet users. They told us that luck has a lot to do with it.

"I think this account has gained so many followers because of just one or two very vital posts (with more than 200k likes, for example). People see the post, and see that it’s shared not by an individual, but an account dedicated to that content, and they follow," they said even just a couple of posts going viral can draw in a huge crowd for the other content as well.

The ‘Musical Instruments with Chaotic Auras’ Twitter page has found the secret to success on Twitter, and the results don’t lie.

Created just a few months ago, in January of 2022, the MICA page already had nearly 150k followers at the time of writing. Obviously, the content resonates with a lot of folks on the internet. Both those playing musical instruments and those who love memes.

The founder of the Twitter page is open to suggestions and states that everyone is welcome to send them a message with a submission pic. The very best ones end up getting featured in the account’s feed, for everyone to enjoy.

So if you happen to stumble upon a music-themed photo during your morning coffee-break social media scroll that you think would be perfect, don’t hesitate to send the page a DM. Even better: maybe you’re a photographer who loves taking pictures of musical instruments, and you’ve got something in your portfolio that would fit the bill perfectly. Either way, the fun lies in being able to share this awesome content with everyone.

Singer-songwriter Ariane told Bored Panda her take on why people love music so much. "Music and sound, in general, is such a primal and visceral thing. I think the music we love speaks to something deep inside of us, it really connects with us on a very deep level," she said.

"My passion for music started from a very young age, and when I was 12 I decided I wanted to be a pop star. I shelved my ambition as unrealistic in my early 20s, but when I turned 40 I thought, 'Why not?' Because it's my ultimate dream and I think there's something about music that creates that desire in people," she said that she's going all-out in pursuit of her musical dream.

"That's why so many of us want to succeed as singer-songwriters because music is such an urgent and present passion for us. You don't get so many people feeling that way about accountancy!" she quipped (though we're pretty darn sure there are people who are nuts for numbers, too).

Bored Panda was curious to find out more about the music and song-creating process. Here's what Ariane told us: "For me, it's a quick and innate process. It's as though the music and words just spill out of me, as all my songs are true and very cathartic," she told us that it's as natural as breathing for her.

"When I wrote London Girl, and all the other tracks on my forthcoming debut album Bitter, they were inspired by the breakup of a very passionate and torturous relationship and it helped soothe my pain to be able to express it in the form of songs," Ariane explained that music has the power to help people heal and move on with their lives. It can be a very deep and personal form of artistic expression.

Ariane also shared with us her thoughts on how long it takes someone to get good at music-related skills. "Well, it took me nearly 20 years, but clearly Mozart wrote Minuet and Trio in G Major at age 5, so there's no rule! But you definitely get better the more you practice. My songs are so much better now, aged 41, than they were when I was 16. I can't wait to release my first album."

When it comes to learning to play musical instruments, it’s exactly like learning any other skill. You need perseverance, discipline, and focused effort to see results. What this means is that you won’t see results overnight and you shouldn’t blame yourself for not being ‘perfect’ right away.

What you need is sustained effort over a long period of time, coupled with an intense passion for both music and the particular instrument you’re playing. Having specific goals in mind like becoming a pop star or being the very best violin player in the world also helps. As does a natural inclination toward instrument-playing, too.

Everyone has the ability to master an instrument, but it would be disingenuous to pretend that talent has nothing to do with learning skills. It does. But hard (and smart!) work is incredibly important, too.

‘Leading Musicians’ defines music mastery as someone possessing expert skills on their musical instrument. “Musicians who play at a professional or semi-professional quality level will qualify as master-level musicians,” they explain.

“Although there is no precise agreed-upon time frame, music teachers often state that mastering an instrument requires 1–3 hours per day of study, practice, and rehearsal over 10–15 years. Musical mastery varies based on the specific instrument played and the commitment made to mastering it,” ‘Leading Musicians’ explains the type of dedication needed to play at a very high level.

However, you shouldn’t feel disheartened when hearing how long it takes to master a musical instrument. It doesn’t much take longer than learning any other non-musical skill. Besides, nobody says that you have to be a professional of world-renown, with ambitions to shoot for the stars (and beyond).

The simple fact is that you can learn to play for your own pleasure without worrying about being ‘perfect’ or what others will say. (Though if you’re truly, objectively awful, you might want to consider sound-proofing your home to protect your neighbors from your hobby.)

Josh Kaufman said in his TED talk that it takes a mere 20 hours to get pretty alright at any skill. So if you’ve always been curious about music but haven’t wanted to invest years and years of your time, why not give his suggestion a try: spend 20 hours learning the instrument of your choice. You might be surprised by how far you come in such a short amount of time.