Play any instruments? *would you like to? (if you don't)

NGPercussion · 10-29-2011, 02:08 PM

Would just like to update everybody that through music education, I am learning to play trumpet and clarinet. Also, I am in private lessons on cello, piano, and percussion. Percussion, however, I've been playing since 2003.

_Kat_ · 10-29-2011, 10:03 PM

I've played a trumpet in middle school.
But so far, I've stuck to piano but I only know a few songs.
I play for fun in a way, rather than serious with sheet music and stuff like that.

Secretchord · 10-29-2011, 10:39 PM

Vocalist and piano. I am learning guitar

bluesfool · 11-16-2011, 11:29 PM

I've played guitar off and on for about thity years. I've recently taken up the trumpet. I also have more interest in taken additional brass and wind instruments. I guess a composer playes multi instruments in his/her head to get inspiration for the complete composition score.

Matbaj23 · 11-18-2011, 03:53 PM

I play guitar. Can't really play much but im learning

I hope to save up some money to buy electric guitar soon. don't realy enjoy playing acoustic so it's mostly just sitting there...

bluesfool · 11-16-2011, 11:33 PM

One more thought, you're never too old to learn another instrument.

sweetbutter87 · 11-18-2011, 07:50 PM

I saw Aerosmith in concert and fell in love with Joe Perry.
On sweet emotion i love the guitar effect, I think its called a "Talk Box", its sooooo cool!

xxkittykatxx · 11-19-2011, 10:23 AM

well myself i do vocals and violin

it gives me a nice feeling on the inside

<--------man i wish i had one of those :rotfl:

xxkittykatxx · 11-19-2011, 10:24 AM

sonar1 · 11-19-2011, 12:36 PM

I started on piano when I was about 9, but Little League interfered ultimately, though I had to also play piano as a Music Major in College, along with a string, a brass, and a woodwind.

So while my main instrument is guitar for the last 50 years, I have also played trapset drums, and saxophone, and dabbled with trumpet, trombone, and even cello when I had to play a string section instrument.

I have more facility on sax and drums than any of the others (except guitar), but for the last 20 years or so have pretty much just concentrated on guitar as my main instrument.

That takes enough work just to keep my chops up on guitar, at this age.

I sometimes wish I had kept at saxophone more, as I prefer it as a solo jazz voice over the sound of the guitar in jazz, however music is music and I just can't see all that work to get the kind of facility I'd want on sax. Besides, my teeth are a bit sketchy for maintaining solid chops for the future on a wind instrument.

View Poll Results: what instrument dou you play? -PLAY, NOT "WANT TO PLAY" - IN THIS CASE
Guitar	263	60.05%
Drums	123	28.08%
Bass	124	28.31%
Keyboard(it sucks...)	129	29.45%
Other	177	40.41%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 438. You may not vote on this poll

10-29-2011, 02:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
NGPercussion MB Percussionist Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA Posts: 135	Would just like to update everybody that through music education, I am learning to play trumpet and clarinet. Also, I am in private lessons on cello, piano, and percussion. Percussion, however, I've been playing since 2003.

10-29-2011, 10:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
_Kat_ Groupie Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1	I've played a trumpet in middle school. But so far, I've stuck to piano but I only know a few songs. I play for fun in a way, rather than serious with sheet music and stuff like that.

10-29-2011, 10:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Secretchord Groupie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 8	Vocalist and piano. I am learning guitar

11-16-2011, 11:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
bluesfool Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 43	I've played guitar off and on for about thity years. I've recently taken up the trumpet. I also have more interest in taken additional brass and wind instruments. I guess a composer playes multi instruments in his/her head to get inspiration for the complete composition score.

11-18-2011, 03:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Matbaj23 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 6	I play guitar. Can't really play much but im learning I hope to save up some money to buy electric guitar soon. don't realy enjoy playing acoustic so it's mostly just sitting there...

11-16-2011, 11:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
bluesfool Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 43	One more thought, you're never too old to learn another instrument.

11-18-2011, 07:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
sweetbutter87 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5	I saw Aerosmith in concert and fell in love with Joe Perry. On sweet emotion i love the guitar effect, I think its called a "Talk Box", its sooooo cool!

11-19-2011, 10:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
xxkittykatxx Groupie Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2	well myself i do vocals and violin it gives me a nice feeling on the inside <--------man i wish i had one of those :rotfl:

11-19-2011, 10:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
xxkittykatxx Groupie Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2

11-19-2011, 12:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
sonar1 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: West Coast U.S. Posts: 26	I started on piano when I was about 9, but Little League interfered ultimately, though I had to also play piano as a Music Major in College, along with a string, a brass, and a woodwind. So while my main instrument is guitar for the last 50 years, I have also played trapset drums, and saxophone, and dabbled with trumpet, trombone, and even cello when I had to play a string section instrument. I have more facility on sax and drums than any of the others (except guitar), but for the last 20 years or so have pretty much just concentrated on guitar as my main instrument. That takes enough work just to keep my chops up on guitar, at this age. I sometimes wish I had kept at saxophone more, as I prefer it as a solo jazz voice over the sound of the guitar in jazz, however music is music and I just can't see all that work to get the kind of facility I'd want on sax. Besides, my teeth are a bit sketchy for maintaining solid chops for the future on a wind instrument.