Play any musical intruments?

[dakels]

Originally posted by: Xionide
One time at bandcamp.........

-Xionide

 

[CraigRT]

i played the viola in elementary school.... i sucked
i played the classical guitar in high school... i was good

i haven't played anything since
although sometimes i get the urge to play the guitar from time to time....

 

[dakels]

Originally posted by: ohtwell
I play the flute pretty well. I can also play the violin and piano a little!


: ) Amanda

Yanno I never gave much thought to the flute. Just thought it was some thing the girls in the marching band played
I have a friend that plays this great heavy old raspy flute. He plays with jazz and classic rock influences. I started jamming with him doing mainly classic rock style music and a little jazz (though I can't cut it as a real jazz guitarist). The sound of that flute is so amazing though. I am in love with that sound. I let him solo and lead all the time. He goes all over the scales yet always comes back in and it sounds AWESOME. I started introducing him to some bands and now he's constantly jamming with like half a dozen rock/alt/jazz bands.
It's such a great new dynamic for a guitar/bass/drum band.

 

[Ameesh]

i played saxaphone for about 10 years, mostly alto and bari

 

[Rob9874]

I play guitar. Been playing for 15 years. Got my first guitar on my 13th birthday, and I'm 28 now. I've been in several bands, but not in the past 5 years.

I played sax in high school. My band leader persuaded me to play the baritone sax, and I did quite well at it. I would get perfect scores and praise from judges at state competitions. One judge was a university band leader, who told me he could probably get me a scholarship if I majored in music. It was tempting, but music isn't the most lucrative major. So I denied my love of music, and became an engineer instead.

My inspiration for guitar is a guy named Paul Gilbert. He quit high school at 16, and got accepted to GIT, the Guitar Institute of Technology, a prestigious guitar school in LA. He excelled so well, that he was teaching there at 18. He started a band called Racer X, which was a bunch of musical (metal) virtuosos. There music was so technical, so fast, and played perfectly. He then left Racer X to join Mr. Big (yes, of "To Be With You" fame), and now his career has pretty much gone down the toilet.

If you like fast guitar (and I mean FAST), download some Paul Gilbert instructional video clips off Kazaa. It will blow you away!

 

[sobriquet]

I play the tuba, been playing it for 8 1/2 years. It's my major here at college. I can also play euphonium, french horn (sorta), trombone (slowly), piano and accordion. I couldn't live without my instruments.

 

[clamum]

Guitar off and on for about 6 or 7 years. I can play bass half-decent too.

 

[Provider]

I played bass in bands off and on for about 9+ years (more on than off)
but now i have kids.... so i just do alot of recording at home with my 6 strig
accustic guitar

thinking about doing some coffee shops or somthing just getting that bug
ya know..

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: mugsywwiii

Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Planning on majoring in piano performance in college....also play oboe, english horn, clarinet, a little guitar and drums.

I've always wondered - can you really make a living with a music performance degree?

Yeah, the name "performance" degree is a little deceptive, cause guess what you probably do with it? Teach. Thing is, if you want to teach at a higher level (i.e. at a college somewhere) you need a performance degree. Incidentally, you also perform quite a bit while on faculty wherever you teach. If you want to teach in a K-12 setting, you go with music Education (which I haven't completely ruled out either, but I'd like to go for the performance degree, I hope to teach at the college level one day).

 

[BruinEd03]

Originally posted by: ohtwell
I play the flute pretty well. I can also play the violin and piano a little!


: ) Amanda

<insert "One Time...in Band Camp..." line here>

-Ed

 

[TwilightZone77]

I play alto sax in my band. I played guitar for a time, remember some of it, like the basic chords. Used to play piano, I was fairly good, and I still know enough to play my parts for when I sing for choir...

 

[stormbv]

I used to play the drums in junior high.

 

[DrumminBoy]

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[drum]

Originally posted by: dakels

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
Used to play drum set.... lost interest... lost time to play.... left my life and now its collecting dust in my attic

Boooooo!

boo to the drumset or to it sitting collecting dust??

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: DrumminBoy
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beat me to it!!!

been playing drums for 10 years, drumset for 7. I play in a band with a couple of my friends. haven't done a paying gig for a while but its so damn fun to play. i'll play anything.
I have a 5 piece ludwig kit, eliminator single pedal (red cam), POS zbt hihats and ride, edge 18" crash, 14" paiste signature fast crash, 16" paiste signature mellow crash, and an 8" zildjian K splash. rock on! I frequent remo forums too. lots of good guys over there, you may want to check it out drumminboy. would love to see you there, if you aren't already

 

[Xionide]

Originally posted by: BruinEd03

Originally posted by: ohtwell
I play the flute pretty well. I can also play the violin and piano a little!


: ) Amanda

<insert "One Time...in Band Camp..." line here>

-Ed

Too late

-Xionide

 

[dakels]

Originally posted by: drum

Originally posted by: dakels

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
Used to play drum set.... lost interest... lost time to play.... left my life and now its collecting dust in my attic

Boooooo!

boo to the drumset or to it sitting collecting dust??

I play drums so what do you think?

I say Booo! to any instrument that collects dust. Part of the point of this thread.

 

[dakels]

Originally posted by: drum

Originally posted by: DrumminBoy
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beat me to it!!!

been playing drums for 10 years, drumset for 7. I play in a band with a couple of my friends. haven't done a paying gig for a while but its so damn fun to play. i'll play anything.
I have a 5 piece ludwig kit, eliminator single pedal (red cam), POS zbt hihats and ride, edge 18" crash, 14" paiste signature fast crash, 16" paiste signature mellow crash, and an 8" zildjian K splash. rock on! I frequent remo forums too. lots of good guys over there, you may want to check it out drumminboy. would love to see you there, if you aren't already

cool forums, ty for the linky

 

[BatmanNate]

Guitar & bass. Used to play bass clarinet in jr. high school.

 

[WhiteKnight]

I played clarinet in middle/high school for concert band and alto sax for jazz/marching band. Played in the pep band in college on alto for two years. I still play a little bit every now and then, but just on my own at home.

 

[Jmmsbnd007]

Originally posted by: drum

Originally posted by: DrumminBoy
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beat me to it!!!

been playing drums for 10 years, drumset for 7. I play in a band with a couple of my friends. haven't done a paying gig for a while but its so damn fun to play. i'll play anything.
I have a 5 piece ludwig kit, eliminator single pedal (red cam), POS zbt hihats and ride, edge 18" crash, 14" paiste signature fast crash, 16" paiste signature mellow crash, and an 8" zildjian K splash. rock on! I frequent remo forums too. lots of good guys over there, you may want to check it out drumminboy. would love to see you there, if you aren't already

Uh... you = edro13? WTF?

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: dakels

Originally posted by: drum

Originally posted by: DrumminBoy
<-----

beat me to it!!!

been playing drums for 10 years, drumset for 7. I play in a band with a couple of my friends. haven't done a paying gig for a while but its so damn fun to play. i'll play anything.
I have a 5 piece ludwig kit, eliminator single pedal (red cam), POS zbt hihats and ride, edge 18" crash, 14" paiste signature fast crash, 16" paiste signature mellow crash, and an 8" zildjian K splash. rock on! I frequent remo forums too. lots of good guys over there, you may want to check it out drumminboy. would love to see you there, if you aren't already

cool forums, ty for the linky

no problem, i don't post much (only 200 posts) usually just lurk.

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: Jmmsbnd007

Originally posted by: drum

Originally posted by: DrumminBoy
<-----

beat me to it!!!

been playing drums for 10 years, drumset for 7. I play in a band with a couple of my friends. haven't done a paying gig for a while but its so damn fun to play. i'll play anything.
I have a 5 piece ludwig kit, eliminator single pedal (red cam), POS zbt hihats and ride, edge 18" crash, 14" paiste signature fast crash, 16" paiste signature mellow crash, and an 8" zildjian K splash. rock on! I frequent remo forums too. lots of good guys over there, you may want to check it out drumminboy. would love to see you there, if you aren't already

Uh... you = edro13? WTF?

no, roomate... i didn't have anything good for my sig so i linked his site. he has so good pics on there.
/end hijack attempt

 

[dakels]

Originally posted by: drum

Originally posted by: dakels

Originally posted by: drum

Originally posted by: DrumminBoy
<-----

beat me to it!!!

been playing drums for 10 years, drumset for 7. I play in a band with a couple of my friends. haven't done a paying gig for a while but its so damn fun to play. i'll play anything.
I have a 5 piece ludwig kit, eliminator single pedal (red cam), POS zbt hihats and ride, edge 18" crash, 14" paiste signature fast crash, 16" paiste signature mellow crash, and an 8" zildjian K splash. rock on! I frequent remo forums too. lots of good guys over there, you may want to check it out drumminboy. would love to see you there, if you aren't already

cool forums, ty for the linky

no problem, i don't post much (only 200 posts) usually just lurk.

seriously I really appreciate it. I tend to be a bit technical in my approach with my musical equipment. I want my cymbal resonance just right, my drum heads tuned right, the right type of sticks, and to hear about different methods, etc. I find it's cool to talk with other drummers about it but talking to a few people here and there only gets you so much feedback. Drummers are pretty particular about that stuff though, I guess it has alot to do with the nature of the instrument too. Attention to detail is critical in drumming IMO. It's really cool to see a large forum of people talking about the same stuff.

If anyone else knows of some good forums for other types of music and playing, please link!

 

[drum]

If you're into custom drums like OCDP, there are some guys over there with tons of knowledge about that. There is also an individual that is pretty close to a company called BigBoy drums, who do custom drums. neat stuff. probably see you there... (handle is drumstud)
it would be good to see as many drummers as possible over there!