Instruments?
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Instruments?
What instruments (if any) does everyone play? I just thought it would be interesting to know for everyone...
I play Alto Saxophone, Soprano recorder, Piano (not well), Theremin, and Ukulele. I just got a new Tenor Uke and it is awesome! It is an Ovation, so it has a synthetic round back, but it sounds and plays great.
I play Alto Saxophone, Soprano recorder, Piano (not well), Theremin, and Ukulele. I just got a new Tenor Uke and it is awesome! It is an Ovation, so it has a synthetic round back, but it sounds and plays great.
I gotta admit that I'm a little bit confused
Sometimes it seems to me as if I'm just being used
Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise
If I don't stand my own ground, how can I find my way out of this maze?
Sometimes it seems to me as if I'm just being used
Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise
If I don't stand my own ground, how can I find my way out of this maze?
Cool, my friend plays a mean air-mandolin (and she also plays the real thing, I'm told!) 

I gotta admit that I'm a little bit confused
Sometimes it seems to me as if I'm just being used
Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise
If I don't stand my own ground, how can I find my way out of this maze?
Sometimes it seems to me as if I'm just being used
Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise
If I don't stand my own ground, how can I find my way out of this maze?
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I've played thie piano for 17 years now... played profesisonally for a church for 4 years
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trombone for about 10 years
guitar a bit... know strum patterns, a couple chords- helps me emulate a guitar better
harmonica-little
trumpet- little
drums/percussion- decently
<im 21>
trombone for about 10 years
guitar a bit... know strum patterns, a couple chords- helps me emulate a guitar better
harmonica-little
trumpet- little
drums/percussion- decently
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Piano since age 4 ... that's just a ridiculously long period of time, but I go for long periods without playing due to other issues like life getting in the way.
Pipe organ since 1978 (again, with long periods of dormancy seeing as how I don't exactly have one in my living room)
Vox ... just as long ... professionally since ... ? I think my first paid gig was 1981 or 1982. My next project as of right now is preparing the music for my old roommate's wedding on August 7 (keys and vox).
I can also play 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' on cello, and I used to play oboe a little but can't even get a tweak out of the one I own now.
Pipe organ since 1978 (again, with long periods of dormancy seeing as how I don't exactly have one in my living room)
Vox ... just as long ... professionally since ... ? I think my first paid gig was 1981 or 1982. My next project as of right now is preparing the music for my old roommate's wedding on August 7 (keys and vox).
I can also play 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' on cello, and I used to play oboe a little but can't even get a tweak out of the one I own now.

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The mayor seems to have been too busy too see your post herre, so as his.. uh... official spokesman (yeah! that's it!), I will answer: He's started when he was 18. Then Wyzards formed when he was 19, and he's been playing ever since. (:dance: Dang, I'm good!:dance:)johnc wrote:And while we're at it--Mr. Mayor, sir, Your Honor, how long have you been playing bass?
Any other questions i may answer for you while the Mayor is still busy?

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There was a program on PBS earlier this week called "Play Piano In A Flash." Pretty interesting; I didn't even videotape it and I still recall a few things I learned from the program. Were I to take up a second instrument, it would be piano.
Except I'd definitely need to learn how to read music then. My ear was always so good at picking out bass guitar lines from records, I never learned to read standard notation. Pianists can't get away with that attitude, though, I think. It's just a matter of pattern recognition, like any other written language.
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Except I'd definitely need to learn how to read music then. My ear was always so good at picking out bass guitar lines from records, I never learned to read standard notation. Pianists can't get away with that attitude, though, I think. It's just a matter of pattern recognition, like any other written language.
johnc
I would definitely reccomend learning standard notation! I never had the issue, because I started learning music on Alto Sax and had to read standard notation. Standard notation makes theory a lot easier too. i know several people who are amazing musicians but can't read a note! I can't help but wonder how much more insanely awesome they would be if they could read music!
Incidentally, I heard from a friend of mine that Bela Fleck can't read anything but banjo tab... Can anyone asses the validity of this statement? 


I gotta admit that I'm a little bit confused
Sometimes it seems to me as if I'm just being used
Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise
If I don't stand my own ground, how can I find my way out of this maze?
Sometimes it seems to me as if I'm just being used
Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise
If I don't stand my own ground, how can I find my way out of this maze?