Who here plays a musical instrument?

[QTPie]

guitar. it's cheap, fun, and very convenient. I have it stands next to my desk so that I can pick a note or two when I'm bored.

 

[dionx]

i play the piano. i'm sorta learning the guitar now.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Saxophone is easy. Reeds are expensive though.

Saxaphone is easy to be OK at. It's hard to be good at. (I played sax for 7 years.)

 

[theknight571]

In middle and high school I played French Horn, and filled in the sax section, every so often, on soprano or baritone (sp?) sax.

- TK

 

[aphex]

Trumpet - 9 Years
Guitar - 10 Years(but i still kinda suck 🙂)

I can play a little of the following Piano, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, French Horn, and drums.

 

[hpkeeper]

Piano (12 Years)
Trombone (10 years)
Bass Guitar (7 years)
Guitar (have been learning since june)

 

[acidvoodoo]

Skratch DJ-15 months (i kinda suck at the mo though)

 

[zCypher]

Been at the guitar for maybe 6+ years.. 😀

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: ohtwell
I can play the flute!! 🙂🙂

It's not really that hard to learn how to play the flute. It's just hard to hold. 🙂


: ) Amanda

Haha, for some reason that amused me.

 

[tcsenter]

I currently have a Fender Deluxe Strat, mid-80's Jap make with crappy electronics, plus a Crate 60 watt amp and a few pedals. I've only dabbled in guitar here and there for about 13 years, not seriously. I've forgotten more than I remember.

I once owned a 10-piece chrome Ludwig Rocker II drum set for about four years. I was pretty serious about drums during that time and was rather good when I sold them 12 years ago. I had the ocassion to try my hand at drums several months ago after having not picked-up a drum stick in over 10 years. Its not like riding a bike, I'm crappy all over again! 😛

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

I started playing the piano when I was 5 and the flute when I was 10. 🙂

I can also squeek out some sax and clarinet as well....😛

 

[mpitts]

I played the clarinet and bass clarinet when I was 9-13.

I play the guitar. I have played for the past 5 years.

 

[slickcat]

I'm 22 and I've played guitar for the past 10 years.
I've been in and out of bands for 4 of those years.

 

[SirChadwick]

I played saxophone for about 7 years, but now my YTS-62 Tenor Sax just sits here all lonely. Just haven't had time to pick it up and play it.

 

[dfi]

<-- piano and guitar. Piano for about 7 years but I've stopped playing. Guitar on and off for about 9 years now.

I personally think the piano is the best instrument to learn music on, mostly because it is very easy to visualize the notes. I find that I have a better understanding of music theory from playing piano. Then again, I took theory exams and I had a really good teacher so...

I'll bet you can get a cheapo keyboard for a few hundred bucks, and it won't be that big. The guitar is "cool", but I don't think it is a very good learning instrument. It encourages you NOT to learn because it is so easy to play songs without knowing wtf you're doing.

dfi

 

[theBlindShake]

Originally posted by: tcsenterI currently have a Fender Deluxe Strat, mid-80's Jap make with crappy electronics, plus a Crate 60 watt amp and a few pedals.

Do you like this guitar? I've read that the jap version strats from the 80s are every bit as good (better in some cases) as their american counterparts, but at like half the price.

oh yeah, check out my band (click link below). 😀

 

[CasioTech]

I play the piano. I am getting on a record deal with This guy (geocities link). I am not that good at playing with my hands, but it's the ideas that count. I learned hazuki style, and when I enter stuff into my computer I have a time table and such, so it comes down to ideas, not practice. All I need now is to learn to mix with sequencers and mixers.

 

[Lady In Red]

I play piano/organ - I play by ear. 🙂

 

[RaySun2Be]

started out with the accordian, went to piano, played keyboards/vocals in Rock N Roll bands from 9th grade through college. Not much playing the last few years, mostly singing. Did Barber of Seville with the Columbus Opera (in the chorus), some light opera (Gilbert & Sullivan) with the Victoria Light Opera company, now known as the Columbus Light Opera company. Would have liked to stayed involved with those, but new baby needed lots of attention, so did the practice and performance schedules, so I went with the family stuff. 😀

Now I just sing with the church choir. Friends have tried talking me into auditioning for the Columbus Symphony Chorus, but it demands a lot of time. Maybe after the daughter graduates in 4 years. 🙂

The one instrument I would love to have the time to learn to play is the Bass. 😀

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[jlee]

Trumpet...maybe 5-6 years now, but I didn't play for 1 1/2 years..😱

Started playing again, and I wish I'd never stopped. I still need to practice more, though..working on the Carnival of Venice in the Arbans' Book - it's coming along..somewhat.. 😛

 

Guitar - 7 months.

 

[Swag1138]

Ive played the trumpet since I was about 8, though not much in the past 5 or so years.

Ive been playing bass seriously for two months. Ive had my bass for a little over a year though.

 

[ohtwell]

Originally posted by: Zakath15

Originally posted by: ohtwell
I can play the flute!! 🙂🙂

It's not really that hard to learn how to play the flute. It's just hard to hold. 🙂


: ) Amanda

Haha, for some reason that amused me.

Of course it did. I think everything amuses you. 😀😀😛

Back to the topic. I also play the piano and the violin. I just listed the one I was better at in the first post. 🙂🙂


: ) Amanda

 

[UberDave]

trumpet

 

[LanEvoVI]

Originally posted by: UberDave
trumpet