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studyingathome · 05-13-2009, 03:59 PM

I've been playing the piano for 10 years. I love to sing and have had a little training from my mom. I also played the clarinet in band for three years and like to "play" the guitar, but I wouldn't say it's real music. hilarious
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CLEP101 · (This post was last modified: 05-14-2009, 10:32 PM by CLEP101.)

I used to play the Tenor Sax and Baritone Sax in Middle School and one year in High School. I chose Brass in the poll but I think they are in the Woodwind family if I remember correctly.

schick · 05-14-2009, 03:56 PM

Piano is my main instrument. I've played it since I was six. So....that makes ten years for me. I love it, and am hoping to major/minor in piano.
Favorite composer : totally Chopin and Liszt (Especially his Hungarian Rhapsodies)
Rolleyes

Ruddigore · 05-14-2009, 06:23 PM

schick Wrote:Favorite composer : totally Chopin and Liszt (Especially his Hungarian Rhapsodies)

Amen. Chopin is such a joy to play! I should break out some Liszt... His Waltzes are display a side of his genius as pleasing as the Hungarian Rhapsodies. Ditto for the Transcendental Etudes, but I think those are a bit beyond my technique at the moment. Wink

HoffyCoffee · 05-19-2009, 06:27 PM

larry7crys Wrote:Oh and does playing a Rock Band Instrument count? LOL

My friend would have to agree with you and say Yes on that point. I think they've gone so far to have competitions for entire "Rock Band/Guitar Hero" Bands for money Big Grin

I unfortunately although play the guitar have no talent/coordination for the virtual kind Sad

My friend is a wizard on it though Big Grin

Ruddigore · 05-19-2009, 07:21 PM

HoffyCoffee Wrote:I think they've gone so far to have competitions for entire "Rock Band/Guitar Hero" Bands for money I unfortunately although play the guitar have no talent/coordination for the virtual kind

Uhhhhh. Watching people play Guitar Hero makes me feel queezy. I'm like you: stick to the real thing.

HoffyCoffee · (This post was last modified: 05-20-2009, 05:42 PM by HoffyCoffee.)

Ruddigore Wrote:Uhhhhh. Watching people play Guitar Hero makes me feel queezy. I'm like you: stick to the real thing.

Seeing my friends flail their plastic controllers up in the air to active the star power is about as much as I can take of that game. There are only so many times you can watch them fail at "Dragon Force - through the fires and flames" before you leave the "party".

I might not be awesome at guitar, but at least it's a better shot at getting me a date than playing guitar hero, I'm sorry but the game is not a woman magnet! Big Grin

Ruddigore · 05-20-2009, 09:32 PM

HoffyCoffee Wrote:Seeing my friends flail their plastic controllers up in the air to active the star power is about as much as I can take of that game. There are only so many times you can watch them fail at "Dragon Force - through the fires and flames" before you leave the "party".

Sounds pretty ridiculous when you come right down to it, doesn't it? There's no arguing that playing Guitar Hero does not make you a musician. It is my experience that GH kills what party may have been going on.

HoffyCoffee Wrote:I might not be awesome at guitar, but at least it's a better shot at getting me a date than playing guitar hero, I'm sorry but the game is not a woman magnet!

So true. hilarious

bkbarden · 05-21-2009, 09:18 PM

Well, I don't have much experience with GuitarHero... sounds like that's a good thing? Smile

I play piano... it's my stress relief when I need it. Will I be shunned if I say I don't particularly care for classical music? I don't mind playing it occasiionally, but generally I prefer something with words. I like hymns and some contemporary Christian music. Patriotic music is also fun to play.

I would love to play flute and/or violin, but my mom told me to master one instrument before moving on to another. I'm glad she said that, but as I haven't yet mastered piano, I may be awhile before getting to the others. Smile

cdautel · 05-22-2009, 08:34 AM

bkbarden Wrote:Well, I don't have much experience with GuitarHero... sounds like that's a good thing?

I play piano... it's my stress relief when I need it. Will I be shunned if I say I don't particularly care for classical music? I don't mind playing it occasiionally, but generally I prefer something with words. I like hymns and some contemporary Christian music. Patriotic music is also fun to play.

I would love to play flute and/or violin, but my mom told me to master one instrument before moving on to another. I'm glad she said that, but as I haven't yet mastered piano, I may be awhile before getting to the others.

Hi there, Brittany! I don't think you will be shunned for not liking to play classical music--I am kind of in the same boat with you there (for piano at least!) Smile

I think it's because I hadn't played piano long enough to be proficient in the "really" classical pieces (concertos, etc) before I switched to violin, and then I was volunteered to play piano for my church, so now I mostly play hymns on the piano, which I really enjoy. I agree with your mom about mastering one instrument before starting another--sometimes I wish I had gone a little further on piano, but, oh well.....

~Candace

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Poll: Which instrument or instruments do you play? You do not have permission to vote in this poll.
Piano	37.70%	46	37.70%
Violin	12.30%	15	12.30%
Steel guitar	9.02%	11	9.02%
Electric guitar	7.38%	9	7.38%
Drums	6.56%	8	6.56%
Brass	4.10%	5	4.10%
String	3.28%	4	3.28%
Voice	19.67%	24	19.67%
Total		122 vote(s)	100%