[Someone Else]

I don't play anything yet, but my sister and my dad both play guitar. I want to play the drums, but since we don't really have room for a drumset, and since we already have two guitars (of different sizes) I figured, what the heck, why not guitar instead? =P

I used to play a bit of the recorder but I guess everyone did at one point or another, my stupid elementary school made it mandatory...

What instrument do you guys play?

[Golden Legacy]

Actually, very similar to you. I've had very limited experience with musical instruments, only a recorder in elementary school as well, and a term's experience with the violin in middle school.

I'd definitely like to learn to play both guitar and piano someday.

[gsninja]

I played the clarinet for three years before I stopped. I'm currently playing the guitar. I kinda suck, but I'm getting better n.n

[Elliott]

I've been playing drums for about 5 and a half years now. I've had lessons for 6 months but I'm mostly self-taugh and I learned a lot by ear. I see myself as a very competant drummer, though I haven't played in a while. I need a new drum kit right now, but I don't have the money or space for it, so my drumming seems to be on extended hiatus.

[Eothain]

haha, we should make a band agatio :P...but on a more serious note, I play guitar and bass. I really don't know how good i am at guitar, cause i haven't practiced in a long time. I've been playing bass for two months, but my guitar knowledge helped me a lot. I found guitar and bass to be very similar. They have different functions in a band, but playing them is very similar.

[Someone Else]

That's good to hear Eothain; there's this chick in my High School who has a band (we're friends), but she needs a bass player, and she suggested that I learn... :P

[Luna]

Piano and flute here. I've always wanted to play something with strings though, like the violin/viola/cello.

Sadly, I don't have enough time for either piano or flute now. I think I'd be much more passionate about it if it were a string instrument like I mentioned before (not guitar though).

[My Best Wishes]

I played Alto Saxophone at school for three years but I never came to like it so I stopped this year. I like to think I was ok, seeing as I only practiced about 20 times in three years.

[Laharl]

Electric Guitar.....very badly lol.

really should get lessons after a year i have established i'm useless on my own

[Wiflewood]

Piano/Keyboard. I'm doing grade 2, but I only started doing grades about a year after I started playing.

[Platinum Sun]

Man, all you guys have cooler instruments that mine, incidentally, I play trumpet.

[Ender503]

Guitar..
Year and a half now, still... improving. ^_^

Yeah, platinum sun... I play trumpet too. I'm ok at that, but i hate it. My parents make me play :P ...

[Eothain]

Wind Dude, on Mar 22 2006, 09:28 PM, said:

That's good to hear Eothain; there's this chick in my High School who has a band (we're friends), but she needs a bass player, and she suggested that I learn... ^_^

well...should you pass on her offer, i'll gladly play in her band...if i ever move to california, which is HIGHLY unlikely.

[Echo_djinn]

I use to play the violin in my younger grades. I also know some girls who can play the flute and damn can they play it well...... :P

[Toasty64]

I have but one thing to say........DRUMS ARE AWESOME!! I play them, and I'm the best in my school. They're easy to learn, and they're easy to play...............until you hit the set with all limbs O.o;

Oh yeah, and I play the piano, but only a few songs. Most of them I learned by playing them by ear.

AND, I'm thinking of trying the guitar or bass. I'm self taught at all my insturments mostly, although I had a few basic lessons on the drums.

[musicman2059]

Man, I haven't touched an instrument in four years now. You don't know how badly I wanna get back into music.

In high school, though, I played euphonium (think tuba, just smaller) and a three-valve trombone. I also learned to play trumpet and a bit of piano.

My music teacher also said I was probably the best sightreader (playing a piece full-on without looking over the score first) in our band, too. Back in the days I played both concert and jazz band.

This post has been edited by musicman2059: 28 March 2006 - 01:55 PM

[Blade Lord Lyn]

I play the Alto Sax right now, I've been playing it since I was 8 years old. I'm trying to learn how to play the trumpet, but it's pretty hard. ^_^

[Elliott]

Toasty64, on Mar 26 2006, 08:14 PM, said:

I have but one thing to say........DRUMS ARE AWESOME!! I play them, and I'm the best in my school. They're easy to learn, and they're easy to play...............until you hit the set with all limbs O.o;

Any 'tard can learn to play the drums, simple beats, a few popular songs etc. but to be able to play well, learn complex paradiddles, theory, technicalities, knowledge of brands, kits, good drummers etc. takes time, practice, and research. One thing that pisses me off at my school is all the wannabe drummers (and other musicians) who have had a few lessons, can play well known songs, and jam at recess playing the same old ****. I'm just like "do something interesting", and then they claim to be good at what they do.

It's easy to learn the drums. I picked up the simle 4/4 rock beat in half an hour, but to be able to play well is an entirely different matter.

It's good I got that off my chest :|

[musicman2059]

To be completely honest. I can't play drums for the life of me. I can't coordinate movement between my hands and feet all that well.

Does that make my tardier than a... you know the word. >_< lol

[Toasty64]

Look Agatio, I know what I'm doing. I may have only been playing for 2 years now, but I know all the stuff you talked about. One good brand I know of is Pearl. We have a full Pearl set in our band room.

[Werebarrret/St Jimmy]

I can play roughly three songs on guitar as well as several solos.

I also play the trumpet.

[PDM]

Agatio, on Mar 28 2006, 06:47 PM, said:

Any 'tard can learn to play the drums, simple beats, a few popular songs etc. but to be able to play well, learn complex paradiddles, theory, technicalities, knowledge of brands, kits, good drummers etc. takes time, practice, and research. One thing that pisses me off at my school is all the wannabe drummers (and other musicians) who have had a few lessons, can play well known songs, and jam at recess playing the same old ****. I'm just like "do something interesting", and then they claim to be good at what they do.

It's easy to learn the drums. I picked up the simle 4/4 rock beat in half an hour, but to be able to play well is an entirely different matter.

It's good I got that off my chest :|

Agatio, it took you that long? C'mon man.. it's easy. Playing complex stuff well isn't hard either.

I play ze guitar, drums, bass, and a collection of other instruments. Those three mainly though. D:

[Split Infinity]

I used to play piano until I moved to a new school, where I was put in a queue for private lessons. It took so long, I gradually forgot how to do it. I later took up percussion, and I still do it today. Hitting stuff is fun. ^_^

Today we had to play the theme from Star Trek in front of the school. I was in charge of the bass drum. Oh goody.

[PDM]

The other day we had to do the star wars theme. I had to do a lot of it myself on the guitar, since no one was willing to play some parts on other ****. Stupid puzziz. D:

[Toasty]

Yeah.I picked up the basics of drumming really quickly. The harder stuff isn't even that hard. I'm at the point where I can just look at a sheet of music (if we have one) and play it. If we're just supposed to play on the set, then I'll just pick a beat like rock, swing, etc. and I'll change the beat that I'm playing a little bit during the song when appropriet.

[Lord_Yggdrasill]

I play the Bass Drum, cymbals, and...the triangle!

[Gardna]

I play guitar and currently i'm trying piano

[Toasty]

I play all percussion insturments. Tamberine, Timpani, Crash Cymbal, Bass drum, etc.

[Sea of Time]

I tried to play piano when I was younger and I still occasionally play with my marginal knowledge of the instrument. But I consider myself not to be a musical person.