What musical instrument do you play?

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2005-04-29 07:43am

Well, what kind of instrument are you playing? And what songs do you like to play with it?

As for me, I'm playing electone. That is, the electronic organ popularized by Yamaha during early 80's.

That's me playing Moon River.

The Yamaha HE-4. Years have passed but she still sounds perfect.

(alright, I know I should have posted sample songs instead of pics, but the problem is I don't have the MIDI connector to record the play. Not to mention the server to store the .MID file.)

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-04-29 07:50am

The Cello.... averagely.

And i haven't played it in ohhhhhhh must be two years now.

Majin Gojira · Post by **Majin Gojira** » 2005-04-29 07:54am

I've got minor training in both Piano and Snare Drum. Can't remember much about them, really, though I can still read music and am able to pluck out the basic theme to Jurrasic Park on a Keyboard (well, the important part at least...)

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2005-04-29 08:13am

Majin Gojira wrote: though I can still read music and am able to pluck out the basic theme to Jurrasic Park on a Keyboard (well, the important part at least...)

What other songs do you like to play?

Here's mine:

Toccata

Moon River

The Entertainer (OST The Sting)

Love Story

Champs Elysées

I Love Chopin

Flashdance

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2005-04-29 11:36am

I used to play the violin, wasn't too bad at it, but I just haven't got the time here in college.

Old Plympto · Post by **Old Plympto** » 2005-04-29 12:14pm

Piano when I was a kid. Now I just meddle with a Casio keyboard trying to get "Battle of the Heroes" right.

Kenny_10_Bellys · Post by **Kenny_10_Bellys** » 2005-04-29 12:18pm

Started off learning drums and playing snare, bass and tenor drums in a Pipe Band here in sunny Scotland, which I did for a few seasons. I then got volunteered for an orchestral percussion course at high school, which taught me how to play a drum kit, amongst other things. From there I got sucked into playing in a couple of bands as drummer, where I quickly realised the drummer is first in, last out and has to have the biggest car. I also learned guitarists get all the kudos, so I started to learn guitar after that and switched to it exclusively a while back.

When I got a PC I dabbled in home recording, and that suprred me to buy a Juno-6 synthesiser and learn most of the basic piano chords, and while not exactly good, I can knock out a tune or two on the keyboards to this day. In between I've also subbed on bass guitar when needed, since it's a breeze if you can play a 6-string anyway.

In Summary, I play all of the following badly...

Guitar - Drums - Keyboards - Bass Guitar - Marimba/xylophone - various orchestral percussion instruments

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-04-29 12:43pm

Bass, trumpet, and I sing.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2005-04-29 12:47pm

Trumpet. My old roomates were also musicians so i got to fiddle with all sorts of latin percussion stuff... bongos, timbalis congas and that funky wooden fish thing that makes a kreeeek kreeek nose when you rub it with a stick. Hey Zaia, what the fuck do you call that thing? I never could do very much with the guitar, not that Brian let anyone touch his precious Les Paul anyway.

Post by **Zaia** » 2005-04-29 12:49pm

Col. Crackpot wrote:...and that funky wooden fish thing that makes a kreeeek kreeek nose when you rub it with a stick. Hey Zaia, what the fuck do you call that thing?

Guiro.

I'll list mine when I have a little more time. Don't want to forget any of 'em.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2005-04-29 12:53pm

Zaia wrote:
Col. Crackpot wrote:...and that funky wooden fish thing that makes a kreeeek kreeek nose when you rub it with a stick. Hey Zaia, what the fuck do you call that thing?
Guiro.

I'll list mine when I have a little more time. Don't want to forget any of 'em.

thats it! I was thinking Guido, but i knew that wasn't right and i didn't want to post it because I know how fond RedImperator is of 'Dago' (his word, not mine

) jokes.

Post by **Zaia** » 2005-04-29 12:59pm

Col. Crackpot wrote:thats it! I was thinking Guido, but i knew that wasn't right and i didn't want to post it because I know how fond RedImperator is of 'Dago' (his word, not mine ) jokes.

And I knew exactly what you meant, because some of my students refer to a guiro as "that ricky-ricky fish-thingamabob."

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2005-04-29 01:45pm

I'm re-learning to play the recorder. Nitram is suffering as I do so.

I can play the piano.

I used to play the clarinet, but it's been years.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2005-04-29 03:41pm

I'm "torturing" my acoustic guitar from time to time. I do have a picture with me playing the guitar, but I have to dig it from my hard drive and put it online.

Tinkerbell · Post by **Tinkerbell** » 2005-04-29 04:19pm

Why am I thinking this has been done before?

Either way... Guitar, Flute, Violin, some Keyboard, and I sing if that counts.

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2005-04-29 04:36pm

I play clarinet, and I can also play alto sax although I don't have one with me right now.

If you're counting the garage band thread, xBF, then yeah, we sort of are doing this already.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-04-29 04:39pm

I was learning to play the bagpipes in junior high.

I'd like to learn how to play electric guitar, since I've heard that it's easier than learning to play accoustic, and frankly just plain cooler.

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-04-29 04:42pm

I used to play the string bass, the big-ass one. I was quite good too but I decided to drop it so I could enroll in the school's new computer course, much to the disappointment of my (insane) Orchestra teacher.

Majin Gojira · Post by **Majin Gojira** » 2005-04-29 04:50pm

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote: What other songs do you like to play?

Sadly, that's probably the only thing I've played in...11 years. I haven't played either instrument in more than 6 years IIRC.

Mlenk · Post by **Mlenk** » 2005-04-29 05:41pm

My first instrument was the piano, which I picked up when I was 9. Then came the electric guitar when I was 13. I started the Sax when I was 16. And my last one, by far my favorite to play, is the drums, which I picked up when I turned 19.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-04-29 05:43pm

Dalton wrote:I used to play the string bass, the big-ass one.

Same, except for the "used to" part.

In fact, my pictures in the Member Pic thread are of me playing the bass during a gig.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2005-04-29 06:28pm

Vocal chords and skin flute, currently.

Way back when, I used to be able to play the violin pretty well. Lost all that talent I'm sure....though I still have the violin, I could get that out and try a bit of dimmu borgir on it.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2005-04-29 06:36pm

Sax and Flute.

Still enough in practice not to make moose mating calls.

Marksist · Post by **Marksist** » 2005-04-29 08:29pm

My primary instrument is Horn (playing it since 1995). But, I'm proficient at all the brasses, and mediocre at the woodwinds, percussion and piano.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2005-04-29 08:43pm

Marksist wrote:My primary instrument is Horn (playing it since 1995). But, I'm proficient at all the brasses, and mediocre at the woodwinds, percussion and piano.

Errm...horn...like...a carhorn? Shoehorn? French horn?