You Used to Play What Musical Instrument?

flute, piano

Alto and Tenor Saxophone. Played Soprano a little bit in jazz band my senior year, but Tenor was my main one. I played Alto for marching band. Most days I'd end up playing all three at some point. Too many to keep track of, but I loved it so much.

Flute -8 yrs
Piano - by ear

Me, piano lessons from 6 yo to 13 yo and stopped when I was too cool for classical. Then I started playing the violin when daughter was doing Suzuki in the second grade. I now play in the church strings group, plus *paid* gigs here and there. :clap: I'm not very good, but I enjoy it.

Daughter is an outstanding violinist -- started playing in an adult symphony orchestra at age 11 -- the conductor didn't know she was that young because she was 5'11" tall then. A professor at Columbus State University took her on at age 11 because she is so good -- his students frequently end up at Juilliard. She has played at numerous weddings, receptions, church services, and even in a quartet at a private party for former President Jimmy Carter.:bow:

Hubby started playing bass violin about the time I started playing violin. He also plays in the church strings group, is not very good, but enjoys it.;-)

When daughter was a participant in the Georgia Governor's Honors Program, she was a math major and a music minor. She decided that she wanted to learn to play the guitar. Well, we spent about $2000 for a guitar that she has touched about 5 times (Governor's Honors took up *way* more time than she anticipated). I really need to sell that thing on eBay -- too pristine to donate. I do have a "school" violin that I should look into donating locally. There is certainly plenty of need in this town.

Me, piano lessons from 6 yo to 13 yo and stopped when I was too cool for classical. Then I started playing the violin when daughter was doing Suzuki in the second grade. I now play in the church strings group, plus *paid* gigs here and there. :clap: I'm not very good, but I enjoy it.

Daughter is an outstanding violinist -- started playing in an adult symphony orchestra at age 11 -- the conductor didn't know she was that young because she was 5'11" tall then. A professor at Columbus State University took her on at age 11 because she is so good -- his students frequently end up at Juilliard. She has played at numerous weddings, receptions, church services, and even in a quartet at a private party for former President Jimmy Carter.:bow:

Hubby started playing bass violin about the time I started playing violin. He also plays in the church strings group, is not very good, but enjoys it.;-)

Wow! You have quite a musical family!:clap:

Wow! You have quite a musical family!:clap:

You should see our living room, which we now call the music room. A big bass violin, three violins, a grand piano, a guitar, bows everywhere, three music stands, metronomes, electronic tuners, spare strings, piles of sheet music, hymnals, etc.

Piano for years

Violin for a very short time - I learned "twinkle, twinkle, little" but never got the "star" - and it made the dog howl!

French horn for a couple years - until they realized I was tone deaf :blush:

Percussion - loved the variety - cymbals, timpani, snare, bass, marimba, then it was determined that I had no sense of rhythm either! :blush:

You should see our living room, which we now call the music room. A big bass violin, three violins, a grand piano, a guitar, bows everywhere, three music stands, metronomes, electronic tuners, spare strings, piles of sheet music, hymnals, etc.

ditto here. Ours is no longer a living room either. Except my sons sheet music is never in piles - it's strewn across most surfaces. Then he's majorly panicked when it's time to find what he needs.

Tried piano.

Rubboard

Drum sticks

Cowbell

Steven plays guitar...I lost count how many he has.

Mr. K played the drums in the Signal Hill Band (Hi, pea!)

sarafunn just plays with my emotions

ditto here. Ours is no longer a living room either. Except my sons sheet music is never in piles - it's strewn across most surfaces. Then he's majorly panicked when it's time to find what he needs.

I hear ya.

8-Track Player




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Piano by ear and guitar. And tambourine. Oh, and played around on my brother's drum set to records also when younger. 😀

Piano, but finally whined enough about our tone deaf dragon breathed teacher. As far as I know the Stubb's Music Center of Tallahassee is still open. Makes me shudder just to think of that old hag. Then tried drums, but guess what, I'm white and have no rhythm.

We were in guitar center last Friday night and there is a certain room for drums and a certain room for rap music equipment and a certain room for all classical and acoustic guitars, outer area for electric guitars, etc. There was a little girl in the drum room that appeared to be 3 years old sitting behind a big set of drums beating on them. Actually didn't sound that bad for one so young.

Trombone for 3 years
Taught myself Baritone and played that for a year
Taught myself Tuba and played that for two years. That was a natural transition to bass guitar.
Then there's guitar, drums, and the Chapman Stick (you'll have to go here to understand that one...http://www.stick.com/method/greg_howard2.wmv

But alas...I put all of that away and, now, sing A Cappella. There's a lot less equipment involved! :cool:

piano

I took piano lessons for years ... about the time I "got decent", I also "got too cool" and quit (stupid teenager that I was). Now I don't even remember scales or turkey-in-the-straw.

The only musical instrument I play now is steering wheel percussion and the CD player. But I'm still ahead of Shelley & the 8 track :yikes: