Do you play a musical instrument?

Vincent · 10-14-2018, 02:55 PM

I play a little piano,guitar and harmonica

For me I have been singing in bands since I was 19 and pretty much my last band was in my 50's,but never learnt an instrument till i was 52.
I guess I was lucky in that my body was my instrument,but truth is I never thought I was smart enough to learn an instument.

I started playing harmonica,with the last band,which really was more of a clollective,with different members changing instuments,and 4 or 5 different singers,I just started playing in the background,although I cant play blues harp at all.....
Then I got a piano and went through lots of teachers,mainly trying to avoid learning properly and being arrogant.
then I got sick and could no longer sit at the piano,I got a guitar dec 26 2017,im now having lessons from a pretty renowkned rock guitarist,with a classical background,he trained at Berkley,which is unusual fo OZ

For me acoustic music,more James Taylor,but thats pretty high reaching

Thats hard,musically ive played lots,but instrumentaly,beginner-intermediate.

I would say both,I play guitar everyday but I got asked to perform last week,"sing"
Have I ever made money,well no
money has never been my motivation,i just love music

I love playing with others,as you really learn a lot and I just love talking about music and its so much fun,I actually never could do Kareoke,I just felt so lonely on stage by myself
I find that since learning an instrument I hear music differently.

right now
Damian Rice-delicate
the stones-Dead Flowers

Esme nha Maire · 10-14-2018, 04:33 PM

What instrument do you play or want to play?
I can play simple bass lines on electric bass guitar. Can also play kazoo (grin). I'd love to learn to play keyboards and drums. I played a recorder (badly) in junior school, but if I were to have a go at a wind instrument now, I'd want to try clarinet or saxophone.

How long have you played or been interested in playing?
In my teens, I wished I could be a musician and be in a band, and tried writing songs. Someone bought me an acoustic guitar, and I learnt to pick out basic melody lines on that. I couldn't handle playing chords. I couldn't read music and wanted some way to record tunes I composed myself, and didn't know there were any other music notation systems, and so ended up re-inventing tablature.

In my early twenties, I bought myself an electric guitar, and only then did I discover that there are two types of electric guitar, and I should've bought the other kind, ie: a bass. So I proceeded to pick out bass lines on my lead guitar (a lovely Shergold Meteor which I wish I still had). I also learned to pick out melody lines on a Casio VL-tone, a battery-powered monotonic keyboard.

In my thirties, I discovered the joys of using music trackers, a type of music composition program, on the Amiga, and put out an EP on floppy disk with a mix of covers and original compositions (the originals all related to being lesbian in various ways), with no vocals, but the lyrics were included as text files accompanying each track. A couple of dozen people purchased copies of the floppy disk from the Public Domain software company I placed the EP with.

When I got made redundant at the age of 59, I treated myself to an electric bass guitar.

What kind of music do you play or want to play?
Mostly rock (gothy, new-wavish) and jazz, maybe a little folk and classical.

Are you a novice, beginner, intermediate, or advanced player?
I'm a lifelong novice!

Do you play professionally or just for your own pleasure?
I wish! For my own pleasure. I suspect most people would pay me to stop playing, if anything!

Do you like playing for others or do you only play in private?
I have performed as singer and lead kazooist in a "band" that won a "silly talent" contest in a social group when I was quite young. All we had were kazoos for instruments and boxes for percussion. We won, and got asked to do two follow-up gigs. Some folk are gluttons for punishment! 8-} That was fun, but I mostly just play for myself on my bass, often playing along with music I have playing.

What inspires or discourages you?
I just like music.

What are some of your favorite songs you play or want to learn to play? On bass, absolutely anything - on a good day when I'm not hitting many bum notes, I just lose myself in playing whatever I'm playing. On keyboards, I'd love to learn to play "Tocatta and Fuge in D Minor" by Bach. I attempted a version of it on the VL-tone, playing two-fingered.

10-14-2018, 02:55 PM	#1
Vincent Member How Do You Identify?: Transman Preferred Pronoun?: Him,he Relationship Status: just me Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Tweed Heads Australia Posts: 427 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,207 Thanked 936 Times in 335 Posts Rep Power: 12178444	I play a little piano,guitar and harmonica For me I have been singing in bands since I was 19 and pretty much my last band was in my 50's,but never learnt an instrument till i was 52. I guess I was lucky in that my body was my instrument,but truth is I never thought I was smart enough to learn an instument. I started playing harmonica,with the last band,which really was more of a clollective,with different members changing instuments,and 4 or 5 different singers,I just started playing in the background,although I cant play blues harp at all..... Then I got a piano and went through lots of teachers,mainly trying to avoid learning properly and being arrogant. then I got sick and could no longer sit at the piano,I got a guitar dec 26 2017,im now having lessons from a pretty renowkned rock guitarist,with a classical background,he trained at Berkley,which is unusual fo OZ For me acoustic music,more James Taylor,but thats pretty high reaching Thats hard,musically ive played lots,but instrumentaly,beginner-intermediate. I would say both,I play guitar everyday but I got asked to perform last week,"sing" Have I ever made money,well no money has never been my motivation,i just love music I love playing with others,as you really learn a lot and I just love talking about music and its so much fun,I actually never could do Kareoke,I just felt so lonely on stage by myself I find that since learning an instrument I hear music differently. right now Damian Rice-delicate the stones-Dead Flowers __________________ https://soundcloud.com/conormont https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb1y2xyfYSw If Not Me-Who If Not Now-When If Not Here-Where

10-14-2018, 04:33 PM	#2
Esme nha Maire Member How Do You Identify?: Tomboyish eccentric antique femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: UK Posts: 642 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,196 Thanked 2,079 Times in 541 Posts Rep Power: 19310770	What instrument do you play or want to play? I can play simple bass lines on electric bass guitar. Can also play kazoo (grin). I'd love to learn to play keyboards and drums. I played a recorder (badly) in junior school, but if I were to have a go at a wind instrument now, I'd want to try clarinet or saxophone. How long have you played or been interested in playing? In my teens, I wished I could be a musician and be in a band, and tried writing songs. Someone bought me an acoustic guitar, and I learnt to pick out basic melody lines on that. I couldn't handle playing chords. I couldn't read music and wanted some way to record tunes I composed myself, and didn't know there were any other music notation systems, and so ended up re-inventing tablature. In my early twenties, I bought myself an electric guitar, and only then did I discover that there are two types of electric guitar, and I should've bought the other kind, ie: a bass. So I proceeded to pick out bass lines on my lead guitar (a lovely Shergold Meteor which I wish I still had). I also learned to pick out melody lines on a Casio VL-tone, a battery-powered monotonic keyboard. In my thirties, I discovered the joys of using music trackers, a type of music composition program, on the Amiga, and put out an EP on floppy disk with a mix of covers and original compositions (the originals all related to being lesbian in various ways), with no vocals, but the lyrics were included as text files accompanying each track. A couple of dozen people purchased copies of the floppy disk from the Public Domain software company I placed the EP with. When I got made redundant at the age of 59, I treated myself to an electric bass guitar. What kind of music do you play or want to play? Mostly rock (gothy, new-wavish) and jazz, maybe a little folk and classical. Are you a novice, beginner, intermediate, or advanced player? I'm a lifelong novice! Do you play professionally or just for your own pleasure? I wish! For my own pleasure. I suspect most people would pay me to stop playing, if anything! Do you like playing for others or do you only play in private? I have performed as singer and lead kazooist in a "band" that won a "silly talent" contest in a social group when I was quite young. All we had were kazoos for instruments and boxes for percussion. We won, and got asked to do two follow-up gigs. Some folk are gluttons for punishment! 8-} That was fun, but I mostly just play for myself on my bass, often playing along with music I have playing. What inspires or discourages you? I just like music. What are some of your favorite songs you play or want to learn to play? On bass, absolutely anything - on a good day when I'm not hitting many bum notes, I just lose myself in playing whatever I'm playing. On keyboards, I'd love to learn to play "Tocatta and Fuge in D Minor" by Bach. I attempted a version of it on the VL-tone, playing two-fingered.