Best first message for a girl who plays music
How to start a conversation with someone serious about making music. Skip the clichés and show you actually listen.
A girl who spends real time with music and instruments has a specific set of signals in her profile or messages. She's likely mentioning what she plays, sharing a Spotify link, or talking about gigging, writing, or producing. This is not small talk material. She's telling you something central to how she spends her time and identity.
What you need to do is read that signal and respond to it like a real interest, not like you're checking a box. A good opener here shows you noticed what she actually said and asks something that makes sense given that detail. It doesn't need to be clever. It just needs to be specific and honest.
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If someone mentions playing an instrument in their profile, they are telling you they spend a significant amount of mental and physical energy on it. This is different from 'I like to travel' or 'I go to the gym'. Playing music is something you practice, improve at, and think about regularly. She has a relationship with it. When she mentions writing her own material or gigging or producing, you're looking at someone who is actively making something. She is not just a consumer of music. She is a creator. Your opener needs to acknowledge this as something real and specific to her, not as a generic fun fact.
Ask about the work, not the feeling
The move here is to get curious about what she actually does, not what it makes her feel like. Don't ask 'What's your favorite part about playing?' or 'What does music mean to you?' Those are soft questions that everyone gets. Instead, pick a detail she mentioned. Writing, a specific instrument, producing, gigging. Ask something that shows you're thinking about the actual work. If she mentioned writing original material, ask what style or what she's working on now. If she said she gigs, ask where or what kind of venues. The question should be one that only makes sense because you were paying attention to what she said.
Send early, then respect her schedule
Musicians often have unpredictable schedules. Gigging nights, practice sessions, recording time, day jobs. Send your opener during normal hours so it sits in her notifications naturally. Wait at least two days for a reply before following up, and only send one follow-up message. If she doesn't reply after that, move on. People who are actually busy but interested will circle back. If she does reply, she may take longer than someone without music commitments. Don't read silence between messages as disinterest. Reply to what she says within a day of her message.
Why these openers fail
“hey, I love music too! what's your favorite song?”
This is about you, not her. It also ignores any specific detail she shared about what she actually does.
“I bet you'd sound amazing playing [random song]. ever thought about covering it?”
You're steering her toward your idea of what she should play instead of asking about what she's already working on.
“violins are so hot lol”
It sexualizes the instrument instead of taking her work seriously, and it's one of the first things she's heard about what she does.
Common mistakes
- Starting with 'So you play music?' when she already told you the instrument and what she does with it
- Making a pun about her instrument or music in general. Very crowded territory
- Asking 'How long have you been playing?' before establishing any real interest
- Complimenting her looks and casually mentioning music as a second thought
- Going overboard with music theory or technical talk to look knowledgeable when you don't actually know her work
Questions people ask
- Should I mention that I play music too, even if I'm not as serious about it?
- Mention it naturally if it comes up in conversation later, but don't lead with it. Your opener is about her work, not about finding common ground. If you downplay your own skills, it sounds defensive. If you overstate them, she'll know.
- What if I don't know anything about her instrument?
- That's fine. Ask something that doesn't require expertise. 'How'd you get into violin?' or 'What are you working on right now?' are open enough. You don't need to fake knowledge. Curiosity without pretense works better.
- Is it okay to ask her to listen to music I like or send her a song?
- Wait until you've had a real conversation. Sending her a song in the first message puts the burden on her to respond to your taste. Let her share her work first if she wants to.
- What if she says she doesn't have time to date because of music commitments?
- Take her at her word. Don't ask if she'll have time later or suggest she could fit you in. If someone is too busy, they are too busy. Respect that and move forward.
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