Music Poll

[Wilfred]

What instrument do you play or think is the most superior?

[Stanislaw]

The violin is the best of course. It is the instrument of intellect and blah bity ...

I play the violin, I like to think I am pretty good. I prefeer the electric violin over the traditional though, It can double as a viola.

[Wilfred]

I would have to strongly disagree with you there "Stanislaw" the violin is a puny attempt to create what we call "music" the French horn is the most superior instrument, the violin is a mere twig in comparison.

[Stanislaw]

Week words spoken by the player of a week instrument. The violin is claerly the highest in status, pitch and skill, much better than bent plumbing any day.:D

[Wilfred]

It is obvious that you are a violin player with your false ideas about music and the horn. Let me help you set things straight. The horn is not a week instrument and is made from quality brass, not leftover rotten firewood like the violin. Besides, when you hear them, it is obvious which is better. For none can possibly compare with the beautiful tone of the horn.

[Stanislaw]

My firewood could beet your plumbing any day.

we could be at this for a while...

Should I lowere the violins status and offer a draw to the plumbing?

Lol

[Wilfred]

Admit that the horn is better than the violin. You know it is true dep inside of you.

[Stanislaw]

You wish, I am not so eisily seduced by the brass side of the force.

[Wilfred]

That is because you have been hardened to the good things in life from playing all those high gross, screachy notes on the violin. Remember it is never to late to come to the light.

[Stanislaw]

It is too late for me now... beside the violin has a deeper side aswell. It is a form of zen, I can not betray my master...

[Wilfred]

You see the violin has you in its grips, you must resist and fight, you must come to the right side.

[Stanislaw]

But I love it so.

[Wilfred]

I am very sorry for you that you are so blind.

[Stanislaw]

By blind I assume you mean highly inteligent.

[Wilfred]

By blind I mean ignorant to the fact that the horn is better than the violin. Playing the horn stimulates the brain. Unfortunatly I cannot say the same for the violin.

[Stanislaw]

Playing the violin stimulates emotion, compassion, and inner force.

[Wilfred]

emotion of resentment that you do not play a real musical instrument, compassion for yourself that you can never be as great as a horn player, and inner force to make others cringe ot the mere sound of the bow being drawn across the strings.

[Stanislaw]

Cringe with fear of the emotion, emotion of peace for playing the most calming thing, and compassion to accept the plumbers who think they are better than violinists.

[Wilfred]

the most calming thing? it is only calming because they are falling asleep because it is so boring. Plumbers? Any one associated with brass is better than a violin player.

[Stanislaw]

Tsk tsk, anyone can make pipes play, not everyone can make stings dance.

[Wilfred]

Can you make pieps play? obviously not becasue you are still playing the violin. If you could do it right, you would be playing the horn now.

[Stanislaw]

You win for now, wait untill tommorow, I will return.

[Wilfred]

You will return only to be defaeted again.

[Jay]

Can I jump in?
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Your time to disagree's gone... sorry

OK, I used to play the flute for three years, and drums for three as well... just to answer the question. Oh, and I can play a guitar a little.

But Wilfred, why did you ask others' opinions when you're gonna try to make all agree with French horn?

[Wilfred]

the flute? the drums? the guitar? I'm sorry, they can't compare with the glory of the horn. I want everone to agre with the horn because i want everyone to see that only true musci comes from the horn, that one can only be truly happy playing the horn.

[Jay]

Yes, that's it, it's your opinion and you have every right to think so, but others may not share it. Why kinda force them to it?

You see, you like French horn a lot, I got the "hint" ;), but eg I like drums and electric quitar, might be with a piano... nice rock ballad... hmmm... and I also did get you're so going to disagree ;), feel free to do so :).

[Wilfred]

Its not an opinion, it is the truth! I am most defiantly going to disagree with you. You don't have to plug the french horn in to make it play, and it sounds way better than the piano or drums. Just listen and you'll see.

[Jay]

lol :D Wilfred, plug the horn in, now that's a visual :). I agree, horns in general sound ok, but just not my fav instruments, call me a savage if you like.

[Wilfred]

You are a savage.

[Stanislaw]

The piano is nice Jay, I took it for a few years. Same with the guitar.

Don't listen to plumber man and his brass, read the top 1000000 posts if you don't believe me.

Hey Wilfred, still up for the challange?

[Jay]

:D lol Wilfred, thanks ;)

And Stan, my fav isn;t on the list, I've chosen the one I like best from the list, but piano does sound ok...

[Wilfred]

The piano is NOT ok, don't listen to the firewood peddler, yep that is the only thing it is good for, firewood. I am still up for the challenge.

[Stanislaw]

So the plumber strikes...

I am still game mario.

[IWilKikU]

The greatest piece written for Horn is Handel's Water Music, first movement: Hornpipe. Have you ever heard this without accompaniment? I have. It sucks dude. The horn is only any good in an orchistra which contains not only firewood, but other plumbing as well! Personally, I'm a plumming player (trombone) and I like the horn alot. But a violin solo, or violin choir is far more pleasing to the ear than the shakey nature of the horn. That being said, brass players (particularly the horn because of its extremely close intervals) have better ear training than string players because we not only have to know fingering positions, but ombischour (lip positions) as well. And the horn is generally accepted as the hardest band/orchestra insturment to play. Now, as for my personal preference, put me behind a drumset in a rock band and I'll pump out more emotion (into the crowd, myself, and bandmates) than can be done from a brass or string.

[Jay]

yeah, drums are great ;)

[subterranean]

Unable to play any of those instruments, but piano is always my fav :)

[Jay]

lol Subterrenean, what a crazy avatar ;) :D

[Azoic]

I have to say, as a former trumpeteer, that I don't care for how horns sound, and they don't really teach much in the way of composition. Piano is great for composing, while drums teach rhythm. Now if you want great sound go for woodwind. Saxiphone is fantastic. Since I usually compose, I chose piano. You didn't list any electronic components on the poll, which I found greatly disappointing, nor did you list any drums. I find no music more enjoyable than a 12 percussionists, perhaps with a didjeridoo or too, ad libbing. It's fun and relaxing!

[Adso]

I would have voted for the guitar but i don't seem to find it anywhere in that poll. :D

[Jay]

It's not there Adso :D:D:D

Welcome btw

[subterranean]

Originally posted by Jay
lol Subterrenean, what a crazy avatar ;) :D


Awww, I take that as a compliment :D

By the way, u mis-spelled my name :)

[Jay]

Sorry, I do make a lot of typos, and do misspell a lot, can't promise it won't happen again, but will try.

It was purelly a statement, Subterranean... gonna call you Sub if you would be ok with that, no chance to misspell that... I hope ;)

[subterranean]

I don't mind with "Sub", Jay.

Was just kidding about the spelling thing, I'm not an English teacher!

[Jay]

lol, I got that misspelling thingy wan't meant to be serious, if so, you would use other words... was playing along, and thanks, you just made my life a little easier ;)

[subterranean]

Now, I feel itchy

[Jay]

itchy? as in... itchy? that "need to scratch some spot on your skin" itchy? HUH?

[subterranean]

itchy..as in an pretending to have a spot on your skin which is need to be scratched cause you feel kind of nervous..

[Jay]

ok, an urge to get sarcastic, but my three remarks a day are out... so gonna go all... HUH? Did I said something? Again?

[subterranean]

an urge to get sarcastic? Have I wake up the lion? What did I write?

O yea, I noticed a birthday thread for you. Happy Birthday

[Jay]

huh, thanks... :o

YES! do get sarcastic! I like sarcasm ;)

[subterranean]

I don't mind sarcasm, as long as you post a ;) with it

[Jay]

I like :D better ;), and I think you'll know when I'm being sarcastic...

[subterranean]

Yes, I supppose :D will make your sentences even more sarcastic, but don't know whether I'd know when you're being sarcastic or not, I'm slow

(I should stop posting, this is a music pool thread and I feel so guilty now)

[Jay]

*was exactly what I was thinking about now... SORRY Wilfred... removing my backside out of your territory now... being sarcatic, but meaning what I said*

[subterranean]

...And i still wonder why the thread starter didn't include drums in the poll list..(something is wrong with him :))

[Jay]

SOOOO agreeeee...

[subterranean]

with the "drum thing" or with the "something's wrong with him'?

[Jay]

LOL, both indeed... how can s/he not like drums... :D

[subterranean]

Yea, shame on you Wilfred (j/k :D)

[imthefoolonthehill]

I'm not going to read the entire thread.

I voted for Cello because I have a friend who can make the cello sound more beautiful than anything I have ever heard in my life.

[IWilKikU]

More beutiful than Sub and Jay discussing sarcasm?!?!?!?:eek:

[subterranean]

Originally posted by imthefoolonthehill
I'm not going to read the entire thread.

I voted for Cello because I have a friend who can make the cello sound more beautiful than anything I have ever heard in my life.



The key is in on your friend then not the cello


Iwikiku, we didn't just discussing sarcasm, didn't you noticed the drums discussion?!

[Jay]

LOL, talking about sarcasm Sub, huh?

Kik, you wanna to join our sarcastic club, feel free ;)

Cello sounds ok, sis used to play it for a while, was nice, so was the fipple flute I used to play btw

[subterranean]

A Sarcastic club? I don't know we have such thing in here...


what's a fipple flute?

[Jay]

not the cross one? I dunno how to explain that...

[subterranean]

try ;)

[Jay]

uuuf, you're not letting me to take the easy way out, are you, Sub, huh?

Ok, so the fipple flute... it is huh, someone, ANYONE, please, HELP!!!

[subterranean]

Ok, ok..you're excuse for now

[Jay]

If I by any chance tried to find pics of the flutes, would it help? And I can't promise I would do that today, exhausted just a little...

[subterranean]

Oh don't bother. I don't wanna cause any trouble, just my curiosity nerve is kind of active these days

[Jay]

NO trouble, I'm just not any good with explaining, people tend to end more confused than before.

[subterranean]

Well I asked you to try but you wouldn't..Not fair if you think that I'd also end up in confusion.

[Jay]

ok then, but rememeber, YOU asked, and was warned.

Fipple flute, it is held vertically, meanwhile the cross flute hotizontally, fipple flutes are mostly wooden with a plast part (that one that is, huh, blown in?) or wholly plastic, the cross one is metallic and has huh, flaps? Fipple one has just holes. Makes ANY sense at all?

[subterranean]

LOL..:D :D :D




Definition: [n] a woodwind with a vertical pipe and 8 finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece

Synonyms: fipple flute, recorder, vertical flute

[Jay]

oh yeah, just laugh, yey, why do I always fall for it? Do I have a sign on my forehead sayin DUMBASS? That's what one gets when trying to be polite, not telling someone to look in a dictationary. I'm sooooo in a need of ENGLISH one...

[subterranean]

Uppsss, :D :D no worries Jay, I'm still wondering what it is, won't be sure enough before I see what it looks like..

[Azoic]

Jay, from your description I'm thinking it's sorta like a soprano saxophone. (which are straight and not curved, if I remember correctly) I could be wrong (and often am).

[Jay]

I don't know soprano saxophone, yes, both flutes ARE straight, thankies

[Azoic]

do fipple flutes have reeds or are they like regular flutes with just a hole that you blow over?

[Jay]

Well, I don't know reeds... it has a thingy you blow into...

[Azoic]

a reed is a piece of wood that vibrates. Saxiphones have them. Maybe I should just go to a music store some time. Experts tend to have good answers.

[Jay]

Nope, as far as I know there's nothing in fipple flute that vibrates.

YES!!! I was finally able to found pictures of the flute. These all are whole-plastic.

Just ignore whatever there's written about it, highly doubt anyone of you can speak Czech :p.

http://tuba.unas.cz/e-shop/page25_1.htm.

Everyone happy now? :D ;) Anything else I can do for you? Yey, kinda hyper now that I've finally found it.

[IWilKikU]

Its not like a soprano sax. Soprano saxes have valves that cover the holes. Fipples just have holes that you cover directly with your fingers. Theyre like those recorders that they make you play at summer camp. And they dont have reeds either.

[Jay]

THANK YOU Kik :D, where were you earlier? Very grateful you stopped by and helped :).

btw, a friend of mine just told me another word for fipple flute is a recorder. Does it help?

[Isagel]

Ella Fitzgerald was called not a singer but an instrument. If she was an instrument she has to be my favorite one.

[Azoic]

Ah, a recorder. Yes, I know exactly what a fipple flute is (nice picture, now that that's loaded). Good effort Jay and Kik.

[subterranean]

Originally posted by Jay
THANK YOU Kik :D, where were you earlier? Very grateful you stopped by and helped :).

btw, a friend of mine just told me another word for fipple flute is a recorder. Does it help?



I did told you that the other word for that flute is recorder. And thank's for the picture :). I used to play that instrument when I was in the elementary school

[Jay]

Well Sub, THEN I didn't know that it IS a recorder, had to ask a friend who plays like five kinds of flutes to find out.

[Gadget Girl]

Piano is good. :)

[RoCKiTcZa]

It doesn't matter. What really matters is the message of the song and how good the sound is; how good the player is or how dedicated he is to his instrument.

[Nossa]

Well..I'm learning the violin..so this is where my vote went :D:D

[Virgil]

Not sure what is meant by "best". The piano is usually considered the most flexible of instruments. By using two hands one can play a base line along with a melody line.

[*Classic*Charm*]

I'd like to know where percussion instruments fall into that list??;)

Sorry, I cannot vote for anything but drums.

Well, if I must, I'll thorw my vote to the french horn. It is my secondary, after all...

[Weisinheimer]

Guitar isn't on the list! I don't play it, but I love listening to it. It's pretty versatile, too. One can do alot on the guitar. And, unlike the piano, it's portable.

[Lily Adams]

I play my really cheap keyboard, usually. I have a piano, too, but the keys stick so it's hard to play. I wish my keyboard was a bit more high-quality, however. It doesn't have a pitch changer wheel thing so I can't make funny-sounding pitches with it. Oh well. A high-quality one sounds nice. With the voices and everything sounding like how they're supposed to sound...

I like all kinds of instruments and I wish I had more time/money/talent to learn more. I've been getting into harpsichords, synths, and celestes recently.

[Bartholomew]

I picked the clarinet out of those options, for it has the fullest and most melodic sound, and has proven more versatile than I first imagined.

[LadyWentworth]

What? No harp?? I played the harp at one time.

I will have to vote for piano mainly because it is the instrument that I need to help me out while I have to practice using the instrument of my voice. :) It is the best because it is the most helpful in my situation. It also seems to be the most versatile, if I may use the word. It works with any style of music.

[Bakiryu]

What about guitar? :( That's what I play. I'm a player, yay !

[kratsayra]

I play the flute, but I wish I played the violin.

I almost chose violin, but then I chose cello because I love Rasputina! And they can do wonderful things with cellos. :D

I really do like stringed instruments, they are just amazing. Silly flute. I chose it when I was like 10 and now I'm just stuck with it. ;)