Music Instrument Anyone?

[klitzy]

Anyone play a musical instrument? Or have some talent at singing....

Only thing I have ever done musically is my two Indian friends and I did a perfect rendition of "Video killed the radio star" but thats literally all.

Anyone else play anything or sing?

Hahahaha sorry about the "Music Instrument" its supposed to be Musical Instruments Anyone..Oh well

[electricalburn]

guitar and screaming

[xibalba]

Guitar, Bass, Drums though I suck don't practice enough and don't own drums anymore and I death growl/grunt.

[acidburn]

I play the Mandolin.

[comhcinc]

acidburn that is cool as hell. i've been meaning to pick that up.
me, i play:
guitar
bass
piano
banjo
saxophone
skin flute
recorder
bongos
a little fiddle
and i am a decent dj

[keithldick]

Bass Guitar, Guitar, Some Keyboards, Ukele and I have a Banjo that I have yet to sit down and learn how to play... Been playing for more years than I can remember... hehe :D

[xibalba]

skin flute

Didn't know ya swung that way.

[shanehensley]

I was in band up through 8th grade in middle school, where we had one of the best bands in the state. I was a percussionist, mainly playing snare drum and bass drum.

[comhcinc]

Didn't know ya swung that way.

ha i am very proud of my skin flute it is one of four instruments i was born with:)

[xibalba]

but playing the skin flute doesn't mean your own it means someone elses.

[ariastar]

I am particularly skilled and blowing on the skin flute....

[ariastar]

Used to play the piano, violin, flute, and sing.

[comhcinc]

but playing the skin flute doesn't mean your own it means someone elses.
sez you


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[ericjosepi]

I play:

Guitar (Self taught... I suck)
Drums (Three years... still suck)
Keyboard (Three years... really suck)

I also sing (I'm really terrible!)

[electricalburn]

could never play drums, that takes some weird sh!t to be able to control all four limbs doing a different beat, at different times

[xibalba]

I found the drums simple though my band didn't stay together long enough for me to get real good. After that didn't have room for them so I sold them and bought a computer.

[electricalburn]

I found the drums simple though my band didn't stay together long enough for me to get real good. After that didn't have room for them so I sold them and bought a computer.

maybe i am brain-dead

[xibalba]

I have a habit bouncing my legs constantly so that helps with that part since I am use to doing that.

[tokenuser]

Closest I come to playing music is through the speakers of my PC or car stereo.

I have always wanted to play the banjo ... well, ever since hearing "Journey of the Sorcerer" by the Eagles (it was used as the theme to HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy - Original BBC Radio series as well as BBC TV show). I also like the country rock covers (Hayseed Dixie, The Gourds, The Fargone Beauties).

So, banjo and mandolin players - as a novice, could I buy a "beginners model" and a "teach yourself banjo" DVD and learn? I am open to lessons as well. How hard is it to find music for banjo (beyond "country classics" or "folk")? How hard is it to transcribe from guitar to banjo?

[electricalburn]

yeah if you do double bass

[comhcinc]

So, banjo and mandolin players - as a novice, could I buy a "beginners model" and a "teach yourself banjo" DVD and learn? I am open to lessons as well. How hard is it to find music for banjo (beyond "country classics" or "folk")? How hard is it to transcribe from guitar to banjo?

let me clear up some things for you good sir

first the banjo is nothing like a guitar. in fact don't think of it as a stringed instrument. it's more like a percussion instrument. you puck every string. the right hand is more important than the left.

as for a beginners model i would say go with a normal model.

i'm clueless as to the dvd, i'd learned for so old guys

[tokenuser]

let me clear up some things for you good sir

first the banjo is nothing like a guitar. in fact don't think of it as a stringed instrument. it's more like a percussion instrument. you puck every string. the right hand is more important than the left.

as for a beginners model i would say go with a normal model.

i'm clueless as to the dvd, i'd learned for so old guysNo need to clear up the difference between a banjo and a guitar - I understand it is strung to a different key (hence my comment about transcribing guitar to banjo ... if you have ever heard "Stairway to Heaven" as covered by The Fargone Beauties, or "Gin and Juice" performed by The Gourds you would understand where I am coming form musically). I also know it is has percussion instrument properties (its back is basically a snare drum). I just love the sound it has.

Since I live in "the south", I am in Bluegrass territory, which makes me happy musically as it is close to the style I want to play. It will also mean I will probably go for a 5 string closed back model over an open back or 4 string.

I think that I actually need to learn from a teacher ... especially since I am left handed. I have played a guitar before (briefly - I got transferred and had to give the lessons away), and they where big on plucking rather than strumming (my wife is a chord playng guitar strummer when she gets the time).

[comhcinc]

Since I live in "the south", I am in Bluegrass territory, which makes me happy musically as it is close to the style I want to play. It will also mean I will probably go for a 5 string closed back model over an open back or 4 string.

I think that I actually need to learn from a teacher ... especially since I am left handed. I have played a guitar before (briefly - I got transferred and had to give the lessons away), and they where big on plucking rather than strumming (my wife is a chord playng guitar strummer when she gets the time).

i tip my hat sir, you seem to have this well planned out.

i would suggest start out on a four string, that extra string doesn't do anything for me.

i would go with getting a teacher it really is the best way

as far for taking guitar music and playing it on a banjo i can't really say. i play by ear(i e i don't read sheet music) and it has never been a problem for me

[wildey]

I am working on teaching my self to play the guitar and bass. The hardest part for me is getting these stubby sausages i got for fingers to work right.

[acidburn]

So, banjo and mandolin players - as a novice, could I buy a "beginners model" and a "teach yourself banjo" DVD and learn? I am open to lessons as well. How hard is it to find music for banjo (beyond "country classics" or "folk")? How hard is it to transcribe from guitar to banjo?


For the mandolin you could absolutely pick up a beginners model and a book, but I'd recommend at least a few lessons to get you going. The instrument is a little overwhelming at first because it has 8 strings to tune up and since you can play all the way up the neck it is good to learn the proper technique for the fingering. And there are these really cool notes called double-stops that are essentially two string chords that take a little time to master.

For books, start with anything by Mel Bay. His books are really comprehensive and have exercises for each scale. Some books will skip the exercises.

As for music, I've never transcribed any myself. But I've found lots of books with non-traditional mando music. If you are interested in reading about good beginner models to get check out the forum on www.mandolincafe.com. In the general section, there are a bunch of threads on the subject.

My 1st mando was a Rover A style that I bought off ebay for $60. I learned on that to be sure I liked it and then a few months later upgraded to a better model. It got to point where the limitations of the cheaper mandolin were getting in the way of my progress. I wouldn't recommend going as cheap as I did though, but I bought it before I discovered the mandolin cafe forums.

[acidburn]

acidburn that is cool as hell. i've been meaning to pick that up.
me, i play:
guitar
bass
piano
banjo
saxophone
skin flute
recorder
bongos
a little fiddle
and i am a decent dj

You play a lot of intstruments, how do you have the time? Which one is you favorite or your best one?

I picked up the mando because I liked guitar but when I took lessons on it the neck was too big for my hand. Mandolin was a better fit. I know they have totally different sounds but I was first attracted to it because it was comfortable to play.

I also played a little violin in elementary school and then again in college. I've been thinking about buying a student model to pick it up again. Since the strings are the same notes on both instruments, it was a good transition.

[njshadow]

I play the Trumpet, but it's been awhile since I last played.

[comhcinc]

You play a lot of intstruments, how do you have the time? Which one is you favorite or your best one?

i come from a family of musicians. so i grew up around it and it's always been easy for me to pick up new ones. guess it is in the genes. when i was born i inherited two guitars a piano and a pa system.

my fav is the piano cause that is what my father played(he was self taught and taught me) i am best at bass. i own a really nice fender america jazz bass that is fretless. i had to pay and extra 700 bucks for a six string model that might be a one of the kind

[ariastar]

I found the drums simple though my band didn't stay together long enough for me to get real good. After that didn't have room for them so I sold them and bought a computer.

Sounds like a fantastic trade.

[masherscf]

I sit at home and play with my organ.

[treeninja]

Keytair...

... What?

[xibalba]

Sounds like a fantastic trade.

Yep. Though I wish I still had me some drums.

[ashwin100]

I only play the Piano, roughly 8 or 9 years now. I used to have weekly lessons up until a couple years ago because I got a little bored with it and then stopped playing for a year or so altogether. I recently (within last couple of months) have got back into playing again and am a lot more enthusiatic about practicing this time around.

I also tried learning the acoustic guitar by myself, but found it too frustrating compared to the Piano, which I am a lot more comfortable with.

[mongoose]

Everyone here seems to be much more musical than I am, but I'll post anyway. I played piano for 9 years before switching to drums 4 years ago. That is all.

[k4ng]

I play piano, violin, clarinet, marimba and trombone & I like singing. I suck at all of the above.

[yourestillmycaesar]

I've been playing flute for just short of 10 years now (over half my life, hodamn). One could say I'm pretty pwn at it.

Other than that I play piccolo (same instrument, but tiny, so I'm not too impressed with this skill), Tenor Sax (and with that comes the other saxes, but I hate them because they're ugly) and guitar... terribly. I'm the worse guitar player on this planet.

I can also keep up on piano and drums, just not very proficiently.

And I sing constantly, though whether or not I sing WELL is of question. :D I did when I was younger and in church choir... but things change.

[muffins]

When I was 11 me and my two other friends would hide behind a snowbank during recess and sing "As long as you love me" by the Backstreet Boys. Now thats experience.

[ehelms]

I play Saxophone (main is alto, but I love bari and tenor has a great sound) and Violin.