musical instuments

[buttongirl]

sooooooooooo...... does anybody play an instument here?
I play the clarinet and the guitar
I play mostly classical on my guitar but I have been known to rock pretty hard on my electric
so anybody else?

[crimsonbutterfly23]

i do! i play the flute and the piano. i play the flute better than i do piano though >.> lol. a couple of my friends play clarinet :D i've always wanted to learn it too(i tend to want to learn a lot of things at once ha ha) but ah well, there's still time! XD now that i've graduated high school the poor band is without half of their members(as most of us were non-returning seniors) ^^' so i wonder how they'll fare in our sports obsessed school!

[buttongirl]

i do! i play the flute and the piano. i play the flute better than i do piano though >.> lol. a couple of my friends play clarinet :D i've always wanted to learn it too(i tend to want to learn a lot of things at once ha ha) but ah well, there's still time! XD now that i've graduated high school the poor band is without half of their members(as most of us were non-returning seniors) ^^' so i wonder how they'll fare in our sports obsessed school!
oh poor school band!!!!!
and actually at least once every month I tell myself I'm getting completly sick of the clarinet but I can't quit I want to go to europe!!!!!!!
and I get out of it after a concert because it makes me strive to become a better musician.....even though I don't want to have a career in music when I grow up and if I do it'll be in a band with my guitar and my singing

[schzoid_baka]

In my elementary and middle school days, I played the trumpet... But now I play guitar. :D And a little bit of bass.

[rockpeacock]

I play drums. :D

[buttongirl]

In my elementary and middle school days, I played the trumpet... But now I play guitar. :D And a little bit of bass.
yay another guitarist!!!!!! I pla bass sometimes but I'm not any good at it
what type of stuff do you play on guitar?

[gluegungeisha]

Oboe! Hahaha. And flute, but I'm terrible at it.

[Bangles-hime]

Voice?

Haha. I'm so pretentious. :nerd: IT IS AN INSTRUMENT TO ME.

[buttongirl]

Voice?

Haha. I'm so pretentious. :nerd: IT IS AN INSTRUMENT TO ME.
why wouldn't it be? I consider my button jacket a musical instrument why can't the voice be one? you make music with it

[buttongirl]

Oboe! Hahaha. And flute, but I'm terrible at it.
I used to want to play the oboe but my friend stole my dream of playing it and now I don't want to play oboe anymore

[keloid.miruku]

I'm from a musical family, but for some reason I haven't really had any formal training...

Some guitar, voice, and a lot of percussion 8)

[vivien]

I used to play the cello, and electric guitar, I'd like to get back into playing the cello again.

My biggest aim in life as far as music goes right now it to learn the erhu, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj13KU3SAvE) I think it's the most beautiful sounding instument in the world.

I'm having a hard time finding instruction though, and all the printed material in in Chinese. I'm not giving up though!

[spazzycat]

I used to play the cello, and electric guitar, I'd like to get back into playing the cello again.

My biggest aim in life as far as music goes right now it to learn the erhu, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj13KU3SAvE) I think it's the most beautiful sounding instument in the world.

I'm having a hard time finding instruction though, and all the printed material in in Chinese. I'm not giving up though!
How could you give up the cello?!?!? You must learn it again! Never abandon the cello!!! <---as you can see, I play the cello. :D Right now I'm learning Pachelbel's canon (as a soloist, not an accompanist) and Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, which has got to be one of the most beautful songs in the world... I'm in a strolling group at my HS (like a show orchestra) where we memorize our music and dance while we play. It's the best! I also play the piano, but I've only been doing it for about two years so I'm not very good yet. My parents want me to go to college on a music scholarship, but I don't know if I want to...

[rockpeacock]

Oh, the erhu, that's amazing! I love that instrument as well. It's so sad that there's many instruments that rarely see the light of day outside of their country of origin. I've always wanted to learn the shamisen, haha. :D

[Mimi-chan]

Piano! :D I took lessons for about 2-3 years. Everything else I can do I taught myself. I started practicing more during freetime in chorus this year *Mainly playing chopsticks over and over xD *. I'm still not too amazing at it but I do okay. xD

I'm like super envious of people with percussion skills though! Cools! ^__^

[BubbleTea17]

I took piano lessons back in the day. I was decent at it, but I wasn't big on practicing, heh. Story of my life. I seem to get bored of things easily. I still can play, it just takes a while to read complicated music. Classical music is the best! Most of all I like making up my own stuff, or playing by ear.

And a couple years ago I started up with the guitar. My dad's spoiled me and now I have a bass, acoustic/electric, B&W epiphone Les Paul electric, and a bright red Yamaha electric... I don't think I have a knack for it, unfortuantely, haha.

I've always wanted to play drums, though! All I've got is a snare drum as my parents won't let me get a set. I don't blame 'em, though. There's the money, the racket one would cause, and the possibility of me getting bored of percussion. I wonder how good I'd be now if I still played the violin (took it up only in the 3rd grade since it was the only thing available to me... I played a mean "Can-Can"!)

[KitsuneBaebe]

I started learning to play the piano when I was very young and I was in choir elementary school all the way up through high school. I also play the lap harp and a teeny hammered dulcimer. I just received a tiny little koto as I gift and if I could just learn to tune it properly I would at least be able to play Sakura Sakura on it! My favorite type of music to play is early medieval; it's so simple and yet so wonderfully complex.

[schzoid_baka]

yay another guitarist!!!!!! I pla bass sometimes but I'm not any good at it
what type of stuff do you play on guitar?

Yea, bass was fun, but it's just really hard to hold the strings down right, especially since it's a lot thicker and the frets are a lot wider apart than a guitar... o-o

On my acoustic, I play songs my choir sings at our church (I helped start a youth choir/group). Yes, it's christian, but it really has a rock feel. I play this about once a month.

On my electric, it's the real fun stuff. Punk, classic rock, and j-rock. OH and a little bit of metal too. I recently bought myself an electric, so I havent been really learning the songs I really wanted, but now I'm learning a bunch of songs at once and I learn it pretty quickly. FYI, I absolutly love distortion. :D

[Sunshine1]

I am a very musical person. Classical music, Rococo, Baroque, and then Jmusic, pop, country, rock all inspire me.

I play the flute, the piccolo, the piano, the guitar, and the trumpet

[dootsie]

I play the Appalcian dulcimer.

... and I play the kazoo like a madwoman!

[Pancakes]

I'm a failed music student. I tried to play violin but only did it for 2 years when I was 10. I've been really into cello since about 2 years ago but I haven't had the time to take it up yet. Maybe in college :)

[buttongirl]

Yea, bass was fun, but it's just really hard to hold the strings down right, especially since it's a lot thicker and the frets are a lot wider apart than a guitar... o-o

On my acoustic, I play songs my choir sings at our church (I helped start a youth choir/group). Yes, it's christian, but it really has a rock feel. I play this about once a month.

On my electric, it's the real fun stuff. Punk, classic rock, and j-rock. OH and a little bit of metal too. I recently bought myself an electric, so I havent been really learning the songs I really wanted, but now I'm learning a bunch of songs at once and I learn it pretty quickly. FYI, I absolutly love distortion. :D
I'm more for clean sounding guitar stuff like bluesish and calssical and bluegrass but I love punk and alternative so I play some of that too

I totally forgot I started this

[buttongirl]

I play the Appalcian dulcimer.

... and I play the kazoo like a madwoman!
dulcimers are so cool!!!! my mom's thinking of getting one

[sunflower seed]

I play violin! I hardly ever practice though, I'm starting to get better at that. I want to get better and everything, but it is just so boring to practice! And since i used to hardly ever practice, it means I have to make up for all that time where I was stupid and lazy.
I'm teaching myself how to play piano, it's going all right, I've been playing for a few weeks and I can play most of the songs that my sister who has been learning for almost two years can play.

I have an electric guitar (with hello kitty on it!) but I really have no idea how to play it. People say it's really easy, but I just can't get it. My dad keeps trying to teach me, but it's so confusing when I've never played anything like it.

My friend plays about every band instrument you can think of (calling her a "band nerd" is a huge understatement... she is very proud of being one too...). There were a lot of band nerds and orchestra dork(estras?) at my middle school, it had a huge program (literally half the school was in it, which is about 600 kids)

[buttongirl]

I play violin! I hardly ever practice though, I'm starting to get better at that. I want to get better and everything, but it is just so boring to practice! And since i used to hardly ever practice, it means I have to make up for all that time where I was stupid and lazy.
I'm teaching myself how to play piano, it's going all right, I've been playing for a few weeks and I can play most of the songs that my sister who has been learning for almost two years can play.

I have an electric guitar (with hello kitty on it!) but I really have no idea how to play it. People say it's really easy, but I just can't get it. My dad keeps trying to teach me, but it's so confusing when I've never played anything like it.

My friend plays about every band instrument you can think of (calling her a "band nerd" is a huge understatement... she is very proud of being one too...). There were a lot of band nerds and orchestra dork(estras?) at my middle school, it had a huge program (literally half the school was in it, which is about 600 kids)
ooh I've seen that guitar it's a fender isn't it

and the thing is (I'm sorry whatever I might say in advance) but whoever told you that guitar was easy has to either have been playing since they were born and don't remember being a beginer or they are a comeplete moron
prettymuch what I'm trying to say ...DON'T GO INTO SOMETHING EXPECTING IT TO BE EASY......IT'S NOT!! .....especially guitar
okay sorry but I had to say it....I had to
oh and I have a friend just like that but she put quantity over qualuity so she would learn an instrument with basics but not put time on it she would just go on to a new instrument saying she knew after she got down the basics

but you guys should see the stuff I play I'll think I'll post it up here tomorrow it's soooooo awesome

[schzoid_baka]

I have an electric guitar (with hello kitty on it!) but I really have no idea how to play it. People say it's really easy, but I just can't get it. My dad keeps trying to teach me, but it's so confusing when I've never played anything like it.


It's a Hello Kitty Squire Stratocaster right?! I have the same one!!! It's a pink one, though I really wanted a black one.

[buttongirl]

I have a daisy rock guitar with a heart on it and little hearts all up the fretboard
and then I have a red ibanez
YES!!!! I win at life!!!!!!!

[schzoid_baka]

Oh! I've seen that one! It's so cute. I was hoping the Hello Kitty one would have hearts or the little Hello Kitty heads on the fretboard. But it's just pink dots..

[buttongirl]

I will put up pictures of my lovely guitars soon once I get my hands on my parents camera and can make up a good excuse for them to help me out

[sunflower seed]

It's a Hello Kitty Squire Stratocaster right?! I have the same one!!! It's a pink one, though I really wanted a black one.
ya!! It's the same one! :D it's right next to me... I just started learning to play the other day. (hey that rhymes :nerd: )

[midgetgem]

I play Flute and Saxophone, though I'm an instument monkey, and I have an electrical guitar but I cant play it fo toffee.

I played Sax in a ska band back in my huddersfield days and the feeling you got when you were on-stage with people all dancing was better than any drug. Oh how I miss it

[Kamikaze_Jen]

I play hard rocking Bass guitar and acoustic guitar.
(I know "She Loves You" By the Beatles so Far! Now I'm learning "Hey there Delilah!")
I'm trying to learn piano and learn rhythm for percussion but it's not working. Also I tried to make a band once but it only lasted for about a month. -_-;

- Jen

[buttongirl]

we should put up pictures of our instruments I'll go get the camera and instruction manual!!!!!

[buttongirl]

okay I have pictures!!!!!

okay the daisy rock is the black and white photo
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/61269550/

mr. kyuuketsuki (vampire in japanese) is the red guitar
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/61268638/

mr. bass is...the bass ...that looks black but it's really a very dark reddish color
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/61268017/

and the accustic nylon string is mrs. pretty accustic guitar......stickers!!!
yeah my accustic guitar got married to my friends electric guitar that I named mr. stickers so their going to have little accustic-electric babies
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/61267725/

sorry all Ican put right now are links

[Kamikaze_Jen]

Oooo nice guitars! =D
I like the bass the best!

- Jen

[buttongirl]

Oooo nice guitars! =D
I like the bass the best!

- Jen
thank you it's a classic 70's bass...real nice ......it's got a really good sound

[midgetgem]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/midgetgem/I_miss_bobby_six_killer_Wakey.jpg

My saxophone and me, in my bobby six killer days at an all day event that we ran.

[buttongirl]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/midgetgem/I_miss_bobby_six_killer_Wakey.jpg

My saxophone and me, in my bobby six killer days at an all day event that we ran.
so you played shows and stuff? what was in the band?

[buttongirl]

hey I got a coffin case for my guitar!!!!!

and once I get to work on making the pictures pretty I'll put them up

[RifleRoses]

i used to play piano...from age 4 to 3rd grade, and hated it. now i play oboe. i'm pretty bad at it too,but don't hate it as much. everyone's always impressed when i say that, they say "wow that's a hard instrument", and to me it doesn't seem to hard. :?

[buttongirl]

i used to play piano...from age 4 to 3rd grade, and hated it. now i play oboe. i'm pretty bad at it too,but don't hate it as much. everyone's always impressed when i say that, they say "wow that's a hard instrument", and to me it doesn't seem to hard. :?
it's because you were already experienced with an instument ....you knew how to read the notes and that's what kills most musicians.....the inabiklity to read music....man I've stumped guitarists that were better than me by doing that.....actually one wanted to play my classical piece and he didn't have a clue how to read the music....actually when he first asked to learn it he asked for a tab........tabs are too easy and not used by classical guitarists

[RifleRoses]

it's because you were already experienced with an instument ....you knew how to read the notes and that's what kills most musicians.....the inabiklity to read music....man I've stumped guitarists that were better than me by doing that.....actually one wanted to play my classical piece and he didn't have a clue how to read the music....actually when he first asked to learn it he asked for a tab........tabs are too easy and not used by classical guitarists
oh yeah that's what my mom says...she actually says i have a good ear, since i did suzuki piano, which doesn't teach reading. it's all done by memory, and ear. I'm actually horrible at reading music. :D haha that's funny. he didn't knowhow to read music? man i'm not even that bad actually i shouldn't say that. I'm pretty decent for only practicing when we have a test or before a concert.

[buttongirl]

oh yeah that's what my mom says...she actually says i have a good ear, since i did suzuki piano, which doesn't teach reading. it's all done by memory, and ear. I'm actually horrible at reading music. :D haha that's funny. he didn't knowhow to read music? man i'm not even that bad actually i shouldn't say that. I'm pretty decent for only practicing when we have a test or before a concert.
well actually in this day only classically trained guitarists even bother learning to read music....some don't even bother with tabs ....it's sad because that's not learning

[RifleRoses]

well actually in this day only classically trained guitarists even bother learning to read music....some don't even bother with tabs ....it's sad because that's not learning
you're right, and my dad plays guitar, and he doesn't read music so...ya.hmm.

[buttongirl]

you're right, and my dad plays guitar, and he doesn't read music so...ya.hmm.
you can still be a great guitarist with out knowing how to read the music I just think it makes you more skilled if you know how

[RifleRoses]

you can still be a great guitarist with out knowing how to read the music I just think it makes you more skilled if you know how
ya i agree. it makes you a more flexible musician if you can read music.

[buttongirl]

ya i agree. it makes you a more flexible musician if you can read music.
yes it really widens your playing ability