What musical instrument do you play?Music
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- camaroyenko
- No....just no.
Electric guitar.
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- otakukid965
Trumpet for 5 years. I enjoyed music class so much in elementary school that I wanted to continue it into middle and high school.
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- beyond down under
- Skython11
Hmm, that is strange. Because when I worked with a band I learned nothing. It was for a few months in 2010. I sung for a project that didn't really go anywhere. It sort of just died out and practice stopped happening.
At that point I had been writing for about a year, and singing for couple of months. I've gotten some offers to work on projects but whenever I do I don't really get along with the members. It's like I'm the Chris Cornell of the town or something. The only music people I can get along with can't play an instrument. Well not well at least.
On the other hand, it has the triangle, Yo!
Now that's just offensive... To psycho maniacs at least.^Ok, maybe playing with a band focusing in jazz opened up my ear. But you would agree playing along with a song is among the best things you can do.
It was a turning point for me when I connected my electric guitar amp to my computer and so my sound and the song now all come from the same speaker. My intonation was off (tuning and bending)and my timing was off and that helped tremendously! 👍
It was a turning point for me when I connected my electric guitar amp to my computer and so my sound and the song now all come from the same speaker. My intonation was off (tuning and bending)and my timing was off and that helped tremendously! 👍
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- jcm-16
Guitar (nearly 3 years though mainly electric and recently classical. I'm self-taught on the electric/acoustic).
Bass (Not too serious about it in relation to my guitar).
Drums (Not too serious about this either, but I think I'm better then that lame drummer in Metallica. I don't need a double bass on Master of Puppets, unlike Lars
Triangle
Piano (I didn't vote for it, but I played it for 4 years in my childhood, but hardly play it anymore).
Clarinet, Recorder, Ukele (I played all of these in elementry school for a year, but didn't stick with them).
Yeah I found it very important to play along with the song when I was starting out, but now I hardly think it's important. I say this because Of my classical playing. You get the standerd notation, and there's nothing to listen to. You have to figure out the timing on your own.
I usually listen to a song at least 100 times when I want to master it, then I know every note by heart, sometimes even before learning it on guitar.
As for the Band thing, you're right it's only because it's a jazz band. If it were a rock band it could even make you worse...
Bass (Not too serious about it in relation to my guitar).
Drums (Not too serious about this either, but I think I'm better then that lame drummer in Metallica. I don't need a double bass on Master of Puppets, unlike Lars
Triangle
Piano (I didn't vote for it, but I played it for 4 years in my childhood, but hardly play it anymore).
Clarinet, Recorder, Ukele (I played all of these in elementry school for a year, but didn't stick with them).
AlexGTV
Yeah I found it very important to play along with the song when I was starting out, but now I hardly think it's important. I say this because Of my classical playing. You get the standerd notation, and there's nothing to listen to. You have to figure out the timing on your own.
I usually listen to a song at least 100 times when I want to master it, then I know every note by heart, sometimes even before learning it on guitar.
As for the Band thing, you're right it's only because it's a jazz band. If it were a rock band it could even make you worse...
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- astrosdude91
I play french horn. Like a baws!
Maybe you'll have to restrain, yes. But that also can be a great thing. For me greatest musicality is to express profound things with as less as possible, economy in music is sexy and notes are expensive.
Also, my view is that a band, a good band, is always better than a solo performance.
The turning point from when you turn from a learning musician to a real musician is when you close your eyes when playing...
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- jcm-16
AlexGTV
I disagree with Italic part, because the best musicians are always learning.
...And they play the guitar while it's on fire above their head with their eyes closed
...I do see what you mean though about economy being sexy though. Compare Joe Satriani with Yngwie Malmsteen. Joe Satriani isn't focused on being the fastest, he's focused on making his music sound as good as possible. Yngwie is far too focused on being the fastest, and his music suffers for it. I still find his first album to be awesome, but some of is stuff lacks creativity in comparison. That said speed isn't a bad thing, 80s Metallica versus 90s Metallica. In that case faster is way better
A good band can be helpful, a band with a ****** singer is certainly not a good thing, at least in my experience. Escpecially when the singer is an idiot with no knowledge of music!
Hooefully I didn't misinterperate your post, but judging by the time (4:18am local), it's very possible
^Yeah, learning doesn't stop. I guess a better word would be technic-driven versus feeling driven. Or what the hands are most confortable doing and what you really want to say.
For example I can add Malmsteen vibrato in every suspended note, but I refrain because it can kill the mood.
For example I can add Malmsteen vibrato in every suspended note, but I refrain because it can kill the mood.
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- vincedude55
as for me...
Guitar: I'm pretty aweful though, despite the fact that i've been playing for years
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Drums: still not very good
Keyboard/Piano: I have the basic idea of it, mostly because of the similarities it has with guitar. But once again, I'm not very good.
So, as you can see, I love music ALOT, but I lack in musical talent, which annoys me so much
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Guitar: I'm pretty aweful though, despite the fact that i've been playing for years
.Drums: still not very good
Keyboard/Piano: I have the basic idea of it, mostly because of the similarities it has with guitar. But once again, I'm not very good
.So, as you can see, I love music ALOT, but I lack in musical talent, which annoys me so much
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Theres no such thing as musical talent when it comes to playing at a decent level, its all hard work and dedication, the most important thing is to want to do it. If you had a teacher that pushed you in the right direction and picked up on where you have issues then you could see massive improvements in a small ammount of time.
I've been playing guitar and bass for just over 11 years, with basics on the piano and drums.
I've been playing guitar and bass for just over 11 years, with basics on the piano and drums.
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- marunda/GTP_FordMKIVJ5
Electric Geetaaar. 
Been playing for 3 years now.
Been playing for 3 years now.
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- Wales
Thats my point though, I dont think it really requires "talent", other than talent that is made through hardwork and determination.
But even determination put on the wrong path does not mean you will end up where you want, which is why some people need the guidance of a teacher, others have what it takes to find out for themselves.
When I was learning I would seek out every bit of advice, watch instructional videos and read up on how muscles work, I looked at like training as an athlete, but it wasnt talent and I wasnt exactly picking it up faster than anyone else (there were a group of us who started at the same time), I was just spending much more time and detail into learning, and was extremely focussed on my goals. As a result of that I did pick it up very fast, but when It came to learning new things on the spot, if anything I was a bit of a slow learner, I just made up for it with a massive ammount of determination and extra practice time.
Having a teacher at various times during the learning years was mostly important just to get a new perspective or idea towards learning and practicing. One of the biggest problems of someone teaching themselves is they get stuck into the same old rut, playing the same things and thus never improving. Constantly moving on to learn new things, chords, ideas and shapes to continue muscle development is extremely important.
Anybody can play to a good level, I'm not saying its going to make you the next world class virtuoso, because thats a completely different thing altogether, but getting to a fairly proficient level is just a matter of wanting to do it and being guided (either by yourself via self-education, or a teacher) in the right direction.
I really don't buy the excuse "I can play a little bit, but I suck because I dont have any talent", that is a load of bollox.
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- BubbleBelly542
TibbzDrums, well, learning them!
You never stop learning either. There's always something else you can do on the drums.
I play drum set, miscellaneous percussion (marching drums, mallet percussion, concert snare, concert bass drum, etc), and of course the triangle too because that's miscellaneous percussion.
I love drums and percussion.
Also, I took piano lessons and plan on learning bass soon.
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- Ziz528
Semi-professional classical pianist and clarinettist here.
and why no listing of synthesizer?
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