Do you play an instrument?

aernath · Post by **aernath** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:23 pm

Played piano since about, I dunno, third grade, up through high school.
Clarinet fifth grade through high school.
Bagpipes the past few years. Haven't touched them in a while though.
heh heh Probably a good thing.

klet · Post by **klet** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:38 am

I played the trombone for a few years in grade and middle school. I really sucked, though. Probably because I didn't practice . . . and I have no musical talent whatsoever.

(I'd really hate to sit next to me at church, 'cuz I will sing the hymns)

I'd love to learn how to play the piano, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:07 pm

klet wrote:I played the trombone for a few years in grade and middle school. I really sucked, though. Probably because I didn't practice . . .

I can tell you need practice, you're meant to blow the instrument rather than suck.

And at that point I'll exit this conversation. Too easy, far too easy...

Ashura · Post by **Ashura** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:30 pm

Krafty wrote:
klet wrote:I played the trombone for a few years in grade and middle school. I really sucked, though. Probably because I didn't practice . . .
I can tell you need practice, you're meant to blow the instrument rather than suck.

And at that point I'll exit this conversation. Too easy, far too easy...

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:31 pm

I have no idea what that means.

klet · Post by **klet** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:40 pm

Krafty wrote:
klet wrote:I played the trombone for a few years in grade and middle school. I really sucked, though. Probably because I didn't practice . . .
I can tell you need practice, you're meant to blow the instrument rather than suck.

Do we have a smacking smilie?

Heh, heh. I really set myself up for that one, didn't I?

That'll teach me to post at 2:30 am.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:41 pm

What do you study at school?

Baakay · Post by **Baakay** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 12:46 pm

You left out a category in the poll:

* Several, and I suck bilgewater at all of them.

(Which is NOT the same as sucking on the flute. Seriously, now.)

I studied piano for a long time, a very long time ago, and never got very good. It turns out that because I also have that lovely astigmatism vision, reading music is a challenge. Notes...move....because the lines look crooked! So I played by ear and by memory, which worked reasonably well.

Have my very own personal spinet piano now and barely ever touch it.

I also played guitar for probably 10 years or so and was quite good. However, in '82 I developed carpal tunnel syndrome, and the small amount of permanent damage I had from it includes doing anything that involves pinching (read: left hand on guitar frets) for more than a couple minutes at a time. So now, I suck.

My best musical instrument these days is the playlist on my computer at work

(how many times in a row CAN you play the same Buck-Tick song, Kay?)

aernath · Post by **aernath** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:23 pm

Baakay wrote:(how many times in a row CAN you play the same Buck-Tick song, Kay?)

Ha! Probably the same as I've played my Bleach tunes!

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:24 pm

You seem uncertain. I never noticed that similarity.

Blackmegabyte · Post by **Blackmegabyte** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:47 am

As a matter of fact, I play a Trombone.
Nothing super-cool special, I know, but I was in this jazz band for two years- it was good times. Traveled to a lot of festivals, did some gigs. I don't play as often as I did in school, just now and again.

shine · Post by **shine** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:07 pm

It looks like the piano seems much like the standard. I played piano too - started when I was 5 or 6 and ended when I was 15 when my grandfather died. I guess it wasn't the same when someone isn't cheering you on like you're the greatest player in the world. But I miss it. I used to abuse those keys so bad when I was pissed.

jaw271 · Post by **jaw271** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:15 am

I play the guitar, I played the piano growing up for about 4-5 years but have not played in sometime.

shellie · Post by **shellie** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:50 am

"Do you" play a musical instrument should probably be "Did you" in my case.

I played violin from 3rd grade until college. (I wanted to play the viola, but even the 1/4 sized one was too big for me, so they made me play the smaller violin.

) I loved playing when I was younger because I lived in a big city and my school had an orchestra. Even though I was never very good, I loved sitting toward the back and playing because it sounded beautiful and was fun just being a part of it. But when we moved when I was in Jr. High, my new school didn't have a strings program and I had to take private lessons. Then it was boring and I hated it. I was glad for the experience though... it gave me an appreciation for classical music that most of my friends don't share.