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Who here's a musician? What do you play? How long?

I've played drums for 8 years, bass for 6, guitar for 2. I was in band throughout middle/high school and know a good bit about drum corps and classical and theory. Not too much though.

It's a basic question, and I couldn't find any topics about it.

i've played drums for 9 years, but i havent played much in the past 4.

I've played guitar for about eleven years, and play (with varying degrees of ineptitude) bass, piano, mandolin, sitar, and harmonica.  I'm like Beck, minus all the extra talent.

i played the guitar but it all ended tragically at a contest in front of my mom. i think my problem was that i started too old.

I've been playing bass for 2 years, but didn't really apply myself the first year... So just one year on that, I would say.  I like making techno... not just pasting loops, but dissecting them, restructuring the beats... making it more complicated.

I don't really call myself a musician because I know I'm not that talented, but I make tunes that I enjoy listening to.

I also played trumpet for 4 years.

percussion, bass clarinet

I used to play viola when I was younger, and am just now starting to learn how to play piano.

I'm learning the guitar.  And I sing.

It'll be a while before I become a musician, but I absolutely intend on becoming one in the near future.

Wow I knew there would be musicians on here, no one ever really talks about it.

I think I've got a good gift for listening to something and then figuring it out immediately, I don't even need to have the song playing, I can hear the notes in my head. But I'm not very good at guitar, I'm trying to get a lot better, but I've sort of plateaued. I too want to be a musician. Really, I just want to sing and play at the same time. I'm working my ass off on Across the Universe, but that shit's hard.

I took a class on piano at school here. But that's as much as I can say. I can navigate it.

Quote from: GamblourWow I knew there would be musicians on here, no one ever really talks about it.

Check out the "Art Gallery" section; a few people (including myself) have their music posted in there.

Quote from: GamblourReally, I just want to sing and play at the same time.

When you're starting out, try it with songs with very simple rhythms (for me it was Nirvana songs).  "Across the Universe" is actually a pretty good one for that, disregarding the intro guitar part.  Ultimately you get to the point where you can focus primarily on singing, and your hands know what to do on their own.

Piano. Sort of. I have my good days. I have the same trouble, though, of playing and singing at the same time, unless the timing is exactly the same on both.

I tried learning guitar several times and never quite made it. Bass too. I can still pick either up and pluck or strum random bits of simplicity, but I can't play them.

I can't play the drums for the life of me, and this extends to maintaining rhythm when I play the piano. It feels right when I play it, but when I listen to it it starts drifting. I have very little inner syncopation.

i'm an ex-drummer/trumpeter/choir.

Played the sax in middle school.  That's about it for my musical talents, though I like playing around with drums when I can.

i own a guitar, but i don't even know a chord. i think i'm gonna sell it and try to get a bass again. or at least an acoustic guitar.

i play the guitar/bass/drums really badly.

I played the drums for about 6 years but havent played for about 6 again. Took up the piano two years ago and the drumming really helped there as far as reading the music and the coordination of the left and the right in complex pieces. Everynow and again I'll condition myself to play another segment of the maple leaf rag, I'm about 2/3 through it now and it has never stopped being enjoyable to play.

Yeah, I can't read music worth a damn. it's the one thing that never caught on.

What is the maple leaf rag, redlum?

Its one of Scott Joplins best rags. Theres a sample here: http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/productDetail.do?refer=search&itemId=1000006625

I think it was one of the best selling pieces of sheet music, ever.

Piano/Alto Sax/Tenor Sax - 15+

Just starting to learn guitar.

I've played drums for probably about six years now, I guess, maybe closer to five.  I played piano for nine years, but haven't played for about 3 or 4 years since.  I also took up guitar for about six months, but then quit.

drums guitar piano trumpet and i'm learning mandolin and banjo  :)

This is amazing; it's like 90% of the people on xixax play drums, and yet in real life I can't find a single drummer when I'm looking for one (except for my 14-year-old next door neighbor, and he doesn't count because he sucks and his favorite band is Linkin Park... I mean, it's okay if you like Linkin Park, but for your favorite band to be Linkin Park... I don't know, there's something distressing about that).

Quote from: polkablues(except for my 14-year-old next door neighbor, and he doesn't count because he sucks and his favorite band is Linkin Park... I mean, it's okay if you like Linkin Park, but for your favorite band to be Linkin Park... I don't know, there's something distressing about that).

there is something wrong if someones favorite band is linkin park.  it would clearly mean that that person would have no taste in quality music.
as for me,   i  can play the first few notes of metallicas's "nothing else matters" on guitar.  and i can play "joy to the world" on piano/80's style casio mini keyboard.
thats about it...i suck

I play the recorder (contralto), mainly barroque and modern music. But I stopped having lessons last year when i came to Lisbon, I really hope I can pick it up again later.

I've played all of you like a harp from Hell!  :twisted:



And I used to play trumpet, but am out of practice.  :yabbse-undecided:

I've played piano, xylophone, clarinet, cello, baritone, trumpet, drums, and guitar with widely varying degrees of success and am mostly out of practice. My musical interest is in the computer now.

my rogue is level 40 guitar... but my black elf and mage are around 15 or 16 with percussion.

ive played drums for about thirteen years (only took lessons for the first two), i taught myself how to play harmonica a few months back, i taught myself how to play guitar just before i turned fourteen, and i can sing.  my voice is somewhat limited, but what it can do it does well.  i can only read the most simplistic of sheet musics.

Wait, what has all this been leading up to?

A xixax band that could beat the shit out of The Arcade Fire and Polyphonic Spree put together. What would we call ourselves?

xixax

I don't get it.

Its clever, don't worry about it.

Quote from: GamblourWait, what has all this been leading up to?

A xixax band that could beat the shit out of The Arcade Fire and Polyphonic Spree put together. What would we call ourselves?

Can I make a suggestion?

The Christmas

The Polkablues Boogie Band


Or, you know, whatever.

Xix-Xax

Xaxix

Six-Sacks

Ball-Sacks

Ball-Zaks

Ballxax

Zix-Zaks

Christaxix

The Child Molesters

The Lusts for Glories

We Creamed Our Pants

Anusipal Court

Xix and Stones

Five, Xix, Seven, Eight

I Xixax'd Your Mom (or anything where Xixax'd is use as a verb)

The Brett Ratners

the goatse's

The Banned Members

Jeremy had me with The Christmas, but my christ cinephile, between your new pearl jam rank and your cleverass name, I think you win.

So...The Banned Members....now, who will play what?

I suggest Polkablues is the front man, considering his work in the art gallery. But we'll have to take it up a notch, because I want to play drums (I'm like Dave Grohl meets less talent plus a little sloppy, but all heart baby) and I have to rock the fuck out. None of this indie rock shit, unless it fucking rocks.

Also, to get the world's attention (if that's what we want) we need a pretty face. but if polkablues doesn't have a pretty face, I think we'll be ok. We can always just have one of our pretty members stand beside him...GDIDM I'm looking in your direction.

can i play the bass? because i'm close to 6'4 tall and bassists are tall. just look at krist novocelic. i'll also throw in some sweet licks a la' metallica's now dead and flat bassist kind of stuff.

harmonica and rhythm guitar

Quote from: ewardharmonica and rhythm guitar

Only if the harmonica is on one of those holder things, ala Dylan.

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Quote from: GamblourAlso, to get the world's attention (if that's what we want) we need a pretty face. but if polkablues doesn't have a pretty face, I think we'll be ok. We can always just have one of our pretty members stand beside him...GDIDM I'm looking in your direction.

Not to worry.  I'm like a male David Beckham.  I just need some cuties playing tambourine and singing harmonies (GDIDM, I'm looking in your direction...).

I'll play kazoo.

I've played guitar for about 10 years. Which makes me Yngwie-good.....nah  :violin: I've played with some different bands. Rock N Roll!!!

I grew up playing piano and violin.  Though I'm really bad at them piano these days.  I switched to jazz violin in college, but was classically trained before that.  In middle school I've picked up the acoustic guitar and then a year later I started playing the drums.  Recently I've been getting into latin and brazilian funk/ jazz stuff.  I can also fake competence on the bass (but with a pick.)

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Quote from: ewardharmonica and rhythm guitar

Only if the harmonica is on one of those holder things, ala Dylan.

well duuuuhhhhhhh....

Quote from: peteI grew up playing piano and violin.  

You're so cliche.

What's up with all of you saying 'you really want to become musicians' when you already play like 23 instruments for many years each ?  :yabbse-undecided: I tought I was a musician because I learned the flute in grade school

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Quote from: Gamblour

Quote from: ewardharmonica and rhythm guitar

Only if the harmonica is on one of those holder things, ala Dylan.

well duuuuhhhhhhh....

But you can't be Dylan. Dylan is out. You have to be the new Dylan. And by that, I mean Connor Oberst, or whoever is decided in that scandalous thread.

I'll be anyone you want me to be, or I won't be anyone at all.

Quote from: ewardI'll be anyone you want me to be, or I won't be anyone at all.

Can you fall somewhere in the middle?

I can play the guitar (and i have been for 7 years) and i've recently been playing lots of piano...having a pretty good understanding of the guitar  makes playing the keyboards much easier....i've been tinkering on a friend's banjo and its blowing my mind with its wonderful tones. I guess you could say i play the "computer" as well because you can do damn near anything with the right sound system and the newest copy of fruity loops. There's no greater feeling in the world than being on a stage playing with your friends for a crowd thats really diggin it...in our little group it seems everytime we cover The Meters' song "Cissy Strut" everyone in the place will dance....guaranteed

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Quote from: peteI grew up playing piano and violin.  

You're so cliche.

I know, your mom seems to think so too, 'cause I ALWAYS jizz on her face, never anywhere else.  She was like, how about that cup of grape juice I was sipping earlier?  cum in that?  I was like nah.  <pifft> and her face was full of potential Pete Jrs. again.

I guess I'm pretty cliched.  YOU ASSHOLE.

:shock:

:laughing: That was awesome.

Ok, so we've got our basic setup. We can add Pete as the 12 inch pianist/violinist cliche. He can also jizz on someone's mother's face, so we have aristocrats style variety act going too. P will play turntables, featuring digivoxed samples of "it's no Curb" and various insults.

Now we need female vocalists....Fiona?

We should get P to Rollins style rant...

Quote from: GamblourNow we need female vocalists...

I sing...

Perfick.

i'm leaving the band.

The band needs more cowbell.

Mac, can you play cowbell?

We'll hold a press conference soon to discuss how Mog left the band via drug overdose.

Quote from: mogwaii'm leaving the band.

You can't!  If you leave, we won't have.... what do you play again?

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Quote from: mogwaii'm leaving the band.

You can't!  If you leave, we won't have.... what do you play again?

typical, that's what i mean! i'm the ringo starr of the band. :(

Quote from: mogwaitypical, that's what i mean! i'm the ringo starr of the band. :(

Well, not anymore... now you're the Pete Best.

Quote from: GamblourMac, can you play cowbell?

Sorry, I took triangle lessons instead.