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Post by dangerjane on Dec 2, 2007 19:30:59 GMT -5
Anyone here play an instrument? How long? How do you like it?
I've been playing violin for seven or eight years and I plan to play in college because...I love it. I think probably my playing is not as good as my writing because of my priorities and also because I can't practice as much as I can write due to arm problems. But I think I like it just as much.
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Post by tsukiryoko on Dec 3, 2007 0:31:16 GMT -5
I play drums, piano, and other assorted percussion (such as bongos, harmonica, chimes, etc). I've been playing durms for about 7 years, and I've only been playing piano for about a year or so (I didn't take lessons, I just started to figure it out one day. Now, my skills rival a friend of mine's who has been taking lessons for about 3 years. Mwahahaha). I've been playing the random percussion since I was about 12 or 13. Percussion's fun for me because it only takes me a little while to figure out an instrument (and most percussion is very simple), and you can do some amazing stuff with simple noises. I love all the intruments I play (though I must say the random percussion is the most enjoyable), and I'm very into music. I wish I could play guitar and the like, though Strings and I just don't get along at all. Right as I started doing music, I met up with this old pothead musician who let us use his building for the local punk shows and stuff. I've been jamming with him ever since (he lives for jamming- he literally sits around his building all day, waiting for someone to pop in with an instrument. Luckily, there's about 20 of us that pile into his place weekly to keep him busy), he's an amazing musician. My advice to any musician- jam with other people. It'll take you far beyond what any lesson could ever teach you.
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Post by dangerjane on Dec 3, 2007 18:31:42 GMT -5
Yeah, the best way to learn is definitely to learn around other people, and see how they react, and see how you react...there's not a lot of opportunity for jamming when you're a classically trained violinist, but playing with ensembles is hugely beneficial, compared to just playing on your own.
I've been wanting to learn cello for like, six years now, but I can't really afford one and my arms probably couldn't take it...soon maybe...
Strings ONLY make sense to me. I just can't comprehend, like, winds or brass, using different combinations to get one single note. Ha.
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Post by tsukiryoko on Dec 4, 2007 7:32:56 GMT -5
A good way to take your playing to the next level is to start coming up with your own stuff. Then, you learn your instrument in an entirely new way. Once you've got the hang of improv, it's easier to jam with other people on a less formal basis.
Oh, if you play cello, then you better be jamming with me. I mean it -_-
Brass is definitely a little more complex. I'm better with winds, but percussion is still my baby.
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Post by Oliveman on Dec 4, 2007 16:18:54 GMT -5
Well, I used to play piano. Happens that I hated to practice, so I quit. However I did dabble a bit in composing, and that was about the most fun... well, getting a piece right was fun too, but getting there was a drag. And I'm not usually such a slacker.
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Post by dangerjane on Dec 4, 2007 22:33:12 GMT -5
Yeah I should come up with my own stuff...I like composing. No, there isn't a good reason why I don't.
I really don't mind practicing. Except for the whole...physical pain...thing.
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