Musicians ahem!

[Taliesin]

So, I know that we have to make it quick before any pirate hijacks this thread, but:
Shea said:

I play harp et cetera

Who of you play any music instruments?

We now know that Shea plays harp. But who else?

We play flute for seventh years, accustic guitar for a few years and recorder as a sortofa hobby.

[Scheherazade]

Until I graduated from the High School I played the flute and mandolin but haven't touched either since then... unfortunately.

PS: Not telling you how long ago that was! :p

[Jester]

i've had a flute for a very long time and occasionally once in a blue moon ill get it out and dust it off to play.... i tried learning to play the mandolin, my dad plays the mandolin and even had that for a while but no teacher...

[subterranean]

i used to play recorder when i was in elementary school...

nothing fancy or cool about it...i realized that..

[ajoe]

Recorder eh? I still play it nowadays... :D occasionally... It lies with my harmonica and my pianica... I used to play electone, but they don't have it here in the U.S. :(

[Scheherazade]

what is an electone?

[ajoe]

http://www.pianoforte.co.jp/electone-el_400.gifhttp://www.pianoforte.co.jp/electone-el_100.gif

A Japan product that apparently circulates only in Southeast Asia. It is way cooler than a piano or an organ. You can insert a floppy disk and you can have this whole arrangement and stuff. It sure takes some coordination, though. You need all hands and legsto play this thing. :^|

[mono]

I play the following fluently: guitar, bass, trumpet, piano, harmonica, hand percussion, and mandolin.
(product of a boring childhood)

[ajoe]

Product of a boring childhood? Not product of competitive parents? :p

[mono]

Product of a boring childhood? Not product of competitive parents? :p

No, I taught myself with books and videos on all of the instruments I know, except the piano and trumpet. But, anyway, I feel immodest now.

[kushi]

i used to play the recorder in elementary (i vividly remember learning how to play Colors of the Wind for some thing we had hehe), played the sax for about 3 years..and then clarinet for a year..and i know how to play this intrument called a "harmonium" (it's like a piano..but you use hand to play the keys).... :p

[Shea]

I've done the same as you mono, I've played piano, guitar, clarinet, recorder, flute, cello, and tinwhistle. Give me a book and an instrument an I can teach myself anything. But of all those instruments I get the most enjoyment from the harp (which I taught myself as well) and it's the only one that I've really excelled at. I've just about mastered Pachelbel's Canon and a few really tough Irish jigs.

Now it's my turn to feel immodest, but really, it's easy to teach yourself particularly if you already know how to read music.

[Taliesin]

The thing is - how do you get your hands on all of those instruments - most instruments (with the possible exeption of the triangle) are expensive.

[Shea]

I got lucky, my mom played a lot of those insturments or I borrowed others from friends. But I think that many music stores rent instruments. It could be worth the money to try out many different ones. It took me a while before I found that my best skill was with the harp. (that happened to be an out-of-the-blue christmas present though. I still have no idea why).

[seeker]

i play gitar and the bamboo flute, which i feel has a much more natural and harmonious feel than the metal flute.

Than being said, this thread is under the protection of the Thread Ninja Clan!

[ajoe]

^ OK, I think we have enough threads that you pirates and ninjas can flood, but leave this one alone please?

[Basil]

I think Seeker is going to be positively crestfallen unless someone attempts to hijack a thread real soon . . .

[Shore Dude]

I play the guitar, and the Bell Curve.

[Jester]

okay seeker, challenge you for the thread, my flute vs your giutar

[baddad]

I play the guitar, fool around with a few harmonicas, taught myself the mandolin last year, and I can tap my feet ..........but not all at the same time.....

Two words; blunderbus, grapeshot. Aye matey.....

[mono]

The thing is - how do you get your hands on all of those instruments - most instruments (with the possible exeption of the triangle) are expensive.

Besides working and saving for more expensive instruments, I would often search diligently for instruments in newspaper ads, garage sales, and local magazines. My trumpet, so far, seems the only instrument given to me, passed down four generations in my paternal family.

[simon]

My musical skills involve my skill at playing the fool, and I practice the wiseman, and the jackass, as well, but my tempo has been off lately.

[Jay]

Used to pllay the recorder for... five? years, guitar for some time, and drums for two... miss the drums, lol. But I have no place to play... and nothing to play... oh... All I wish for Christmas is a drum set :p:
:angel:

[B-Mental]

I know this is an old thread, but I like the topic...

I play harmonica (harp), electrified harmonica (I have my own amp and green bullet microphone), and a variety of percussion instruments. I really like to get funky with my feedback. I even carry my harmonicas in a special briefcase that looks like a coffin (called a coffin case).


My musical skills involve my skill at playing the fool...
I still find that I play the fool, not that I like too.

[baddad]

Like any good pirate I play guitar, electric and acoustic......and I often drool/spit/suck/blow into a variety of harmonicas......................too cool for ninja's....

[Aurora Ariel]

I mainly play piano, but have also had lessons for violin, which I love as well.
I also love the guitar, and like to play a little, but need some lessons desperately.;)Ideally, I hope to get a full harp oneday and teach myself to play some angelic sounding tunes on that.But my all time favourite is the piano-both playing myself on my own and also listening to others-its beauty surpasses the other instruments for me, and I'm very addicted to the sound of a live piano especially.I'm rather fond of cello as well, but have not learnt to play this fine string instrument.So if I had to choose to play another instrument I pick harp, cello or flute(which I was quite keen on wanting to learn as a little kid, but never actually played).How about you?

[Keltic Banshee]

well... i used to play piano and recorder at school, but due to small hands playing piano became harder and harder so I quit (only to regret it later, but...) Now I'm learning to play guitar and bodhrán, a celtic percusion instrument. On my wishlist I have too many: from picking up piano again and finding a way to play it despite the small hands, to picking up harp or violin (but I don't have the patience for it, I think)... But well... my favourite thing when it comes to music is singing :) People say I have a good voice, though I alway feel I'm singing out of key if there's no one playing along.

Wish you all the best,
Keltic Banshee

[Pensive]

To learn guitar is one of my dearest wish. I hope I will be able to have a guitar and I will be clever enough to learn it.

[querida]

I took 6 years of classical piano.... stopped after that and have slowly been picking it up again. Last year I started accoustic guitar. (My dearest father is a professional guitarist, so I have a personal teacher at my disposal at all times!)
My brother is a professional drummer (like father, like son!) and I sometimes escape to the basement to release my anger on the very useful and appropriate instrument. It's very therapeutic! I highly recommend it!

[Adelheid]

I play the piano... and I love it. I don't need an accompanist. I am my own accompanist and soloist. :D I know a little about the violin and cello too, since I help my brothers with them. I also teach the piano.