What Instrument?

LittleFish · 30-05-2004, 06:55 PM

Okay, who here plays a musical instrument, and what do you play?

I play the piano, and right now, I'm mostly working on Brahms pieces after finishing Debussy's Deux Arabesques, although I have taken up learning Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor again.

Fusion · 30-05-2004, 07:19 PM

Piano, and as you know im still knocking in those inventions. I didn't buy invention #25 yet but i hope to get it soon.....looking forward to playing it. Uh, ill let you know any new pieces that i come across.

geoMan · 30-05-2004, 08:13 PM

i used to play a piano....and a guitar....none of the properly...but i cud make up any tune i wud like easily..i sorta understod everything..

i wud love to have drums...

those who love drums listen to Linkin Park's "session"....u'll love it!

Dr.N · 30-05-2004, 08:16 PM

i play the clarinet
but with my damn braces , its been almost a year that im not playing

Chris-3DT · 30-05-2004, 11:57 PM

I'm trying to learn to play the tin whistle a bit - ultimately I want to learn how to play the bagpipes! far from there though. very far.

Vitor · 31-05-2004, 01:48 AM

I play piano and violin. But latelly I haven't played anything.

I also play a bit of guitar and drums.

Dr.N · 31-05-2004, 02:15 AM

Chris-3D : bag pipes are hard in the way where u need a good and long breath
i entered a local scout once here and i took around 1 year of practise for the bagpipe ( no im not from scotland

)

i didnt have any problems because before that i took 4 years of clarinet wich is one of the most hard air instruments , in the first phew months i had pain in my stomach and some places in my face

so if you are going to start immediatly with the bagpipe u will have as first year most proabably breath lessons and how to blow correctly

David Ciprian · 31-05-2004, 02:20 AM

For a few months now, I'm torturing an acoustic guitar

Chris-3DT · 31-05-2004, 03:28 AM

Dr. N, you usually don't start playing on the pipes right away but on the Practice Chanter, as you probably know anyway. That one takes less breath and power.

invert · 31-05-2004, 01:12 PM

I play guitar, bass, and drums. been playing guitar for around 11 to 12 years, bass for around 6 years, and drums for like 2 years.

Zergling · 31-05-2004, 08:24 PM

I play drums. Been playing them for roughly 6 years, although i'm not that good. Simply don't practice enough...

Plus electronic sets are hard to cut loose on. heh

claWda · 31-05-2004, 11:55 PM

I play the piano, and while some go all out trying to play debussy or Chopin or whatever, I compose my own stuff, it's much more giving really...I went to a private teacher for 4-5 years (it cost me 5$ for 1 hour

) but then I quit and I've been playing for myself for like 4 years now...

so tell me cause I don't get it, what's the point in playing something that someone else has composed!? it's good practice sure and yes, those classical pieces are sometimes brilliant but to compose your own music is like a hundred times more rewarding, to those of you who just play other people's music, try creating your own, it's a great feeling

David Ciprian · 31-05-2004, 11:59 PM

True, but not all of us are talented enough (or just talented, in my case) to compose our own music...and sound good

claWda · 01-06-2004, 12:23 AM

hi david, come on, it's SO easy!! when I played with a teacher I was VERY limited, I just played whatever he told me to play, but when I came home and tried to improvise it sucked really bad...

nowadays, I've evolved on my own, taught myself a lot of things, and now, I can just sit by the piano (keyboard for a poor guy like me), and just play whatever and it always sounds good...

I'm not saying this to brag I think you get that, my point is, the more you play after notes the more limited your creativity becomes, once you ignore everyone else's work, you can concentrate on your own style of playing and believe me, it's great fun to be able to listen to something then just 5 minutes later being able to play the whole thing with impro just by hearing, that's when music becomes fun and creative...

just my opinions of course, feel free to debate me

David Ciprian · 01-06-2004, 12:26 AM

well, I have to get to that stage of evolution...see ya in 6 years

30-05-2004, 06:55 PM	#1
LittleFish Sketcher Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Under your bed Posts: 502 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What Instrument? Okay, who here plays a musical instrument, and what do you play? I play the piano, and right now, I'm mostly working on Brahms pieces after finishing Debussy's Deux Arabesques, although I have taken up learning Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor again. __________________ Daily Sketch Thread - Join! Low Poly Trees My Sketches Thread omnia vincit veritas

30-05-2004, 08:13 PM	#3
geoMan is studying. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pakistan Posts: 829 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hmm... i used to play a piano....and a guitar....none of the properly...but i cud make up any tune i wud like easily..i sorta understod everything.. i wud love to have drums... those who love drums listen to Linkin Park's "session"....u'll love it! __________________ But in the end, no matter what i pretend, the journey is more important than the end or the start, and what it meant to me will eventually be a memory of the time WHEN I TRIED SO HARD! Mental Ray Rendering And shader Discussion thread

30-05-2004, 08:16 PM	#4
Dr.N Unregistered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,176 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i play the clarinet but with my damn braces , its been almost a year that im not playing __________________ What Matters Most Is How You See Yourself

30-05-2004, 11:57 PM	#5
Chris-3DT Threedy Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 2,361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I'm trying to learn to play the tin whistle a bit - ultimately I want to learn how to play the bagpipes! far from there though. very far. __________________ [b]Christian

31-05-2004, 01:48 AM	#6
Vitor Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Portugal Posts: 803 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I play piano and violin. But latelly I haven't played anything. I also play a bit of guitar and drums. __________________ http://vitorferreira.wordpress.com Looking for freelance work.

30-05-2004, 07:19 PM	#2
Fusion Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,594 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Piano, and as you know im still knocking in those inventions. I didn't buy invention #25 yet but i hope to get it soon.....looking forward to playing it. Uh, ill let you know any new pieces that i come across.

31-05-2004, 02:15 AM	#7
Dr.N Unregistered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,176 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Chris-3D : bag pipes are hard in the way where u need a good and long breath i entered a local scout once here and i took around 1 year of practise for the bagpipe ( no im not from scotland ) i didnt have any problems because before that i took 4 years of clarinet wich is one of the most hard air instruments , in the first phew months i had pain in my stomach and some places in my face so if you are going to start immediatly with the bagpipe u will have as first year most proabably breath lessons and how to blow correctly __________________ What Matters Most Is How You See Yourself

31-05-2004, 02:20 AM	#8
David Ciprian Blacklow Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: in one's heart Posts: 1,029 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	For a few months now, I'm torturing an acoustic guitar __________________ You can never be too good, but you can always try!

31-05-2004, 03:28 AM	#9
Chris-3DT Threedy Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 2,361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Dr. N, you usually don't start playing on the pipes right away but on the Practice Chanter, as you probably know anyway. That one takes less breath and power. __________________ [b]Christian

31-05-2004, 01:12 PM	#10
invert Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: in a 3d box Posts: 723 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I play guitar, bass, and drums. been playing guitar for around 11 to 12 years, bass for around 6 years, and drums for like 2 years.

31-05-2004, 08:24 PM	#11
Zergling Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I play drums. Been playing them for roughly 6 years, although i'm not that good. Simply don't practice enough... Plus electronic sets are hard to cut loose on. heh __________________ Will work for + rep.

31-05-2004, 11:55 PM	#12
claWda pianist Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 873 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I play the piano, and while some go all out trying to play debussy or Chopin or whatever, I compose my own stuff, it's much more giving really...I went to a private teacher for 4-5 years (it cost me 5$ for 1 hour ) but then I quit and I've been playing for myself for like 4 years now... so tell me cause I don't get it, what's the point in playing something that someone else has composed!? it's good practice sure and yes, those classical pieces are sometimes brilliant but to compose your own music is like a hundred times more rewarding, to those of you who just play other people's music, try creating your own, it's a great feeling __________________ Robot Cab Driver - Miles Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth

31-05-2004, 11:59 PM	#13
David Ciprian Blacklow Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: in one's heart Posts: 1,029 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	True, but not all of us are talented enough (or just talented, in my case) to compose our own music...and sound good __________________ You can never be too good, but you can always try!

01-06-2004, 12:23 AM	#14
claWda pianist Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 873 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hi david, come on, it's SO easy!! when I played with a teacher I was VERY limited, I just played whatever he told me to play, but when I came home and tried to improvise it sucked really bad... nowadays, I've evolved on my own, taught myself a lot of things, and now, I can just sit by the piano (keyboard for a poor guy like me), and just play whatever and it always sounds good... I'm not saying this to brag I think you get that, my point is, the more you play after notes the more limited your creativity becomes, once you ignore everyone else's work, you can concentrate on your own style of playing and believe me, it's great fun to be able to listen to something then just 5 minutes later being able to play the whole thing with impro just by hearing, that's when music becomes fun and creative... just my opinions of course, feel free to debate me __________________ Robot Cab Driver - Miles Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth

01-06-2004, 12:26 AM	#15
David Ciprian Blacklow Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: in one's heart Posts: 1,029 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	well, I have to get to that stage of evolution...see ya in 6 years __________________ You can never be too good, but you can always try!

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