What do you play?

[x1onexwo1fx]

Just wondering.

[phil19]

guitar hero and sing star

[Indoor Living]

In order of talent:
Piano, Percussion, Vocals, Guitar/Bass, Violin, Clarinet, Trumpet.

[phoenixinflames]

I'm an electric bassist for life but I can also play guitar, drums, hand percussion, trumpet, clarinet, and I sing as well.

[poppunkgrl23]

vocals and rhythem guitar

[Heart-A-Tact]

Pitch and batter percussion, as well as piano.

[Helpless]

I'm vocals and rythm guitar for my band.
Though I can play Bass if need be.

[DejaNew]

First 5, plus saxophone. I wanna try the violin.

[tonyC4L]

Violin. I also want to learn to play the mandolin, it has the same tuning I hear.

[voncorn]

Vocals and keys.

[thehereaway]

play a bit of bass, but i'm not very good.

[TheZeroKid]

I sing and play guitar in my one-man band lol. I can play bass like I play my guitar, root notes, and such, and I know some basic chords on piano, but not enough to count them in my vote because I'm not really proficient in them. I would absolutely love to learn how to play drums and violin.

[Zippedychick]

I played the violin in high school but I haven't picked it up in a year. It's a lot of fun to play and I wish I could continue with it in college.

[Bloodsucker II]

Guitar and a little bit of piano for fun.

[x1onexwo1fx]

let's get some discussion going on here. i play guitar, but i've never been professionally taught, and so i admire those who know music theory and all that. my friend is in band, and she admires how i learned guitar on my own by searching tabs online because she can't listen to music without making sense of it in technical terms that i still don't even understand. so the first topic i want to discuss is knowing music theory vs not. another somewhat related topic is, do you think it's true that musicians sacrifice technicality for passion and vice versa? in other words, is it so unlikely that someone can have both?

[Bloodsucker II]

I am also self taught through the use of teh interwebs and such things, and I think some people respect me for that. But I do wish I had taken up lessons when I was kid so I learned how to do everything properly and had someone to guide me. But at the same time I think I learn better by trying to figure things out for myself than when someone is trying to teach me. Meh...I have more to say but I'm lazy.

[recall reality]

I've been playing guitar for about 9 years, my brother taught me some fundamentals and then I turned to tabs and accumulated my own song book over the years, bass followed eventually. When I started college I started seriously learning piano and took some theory classes... definitely increased my understanding of music, I'd say more in analysis than actual playing. Lastly, I ended up buying my friends old drum set and have been learning that over the last few years, still making progress with it.

I'm a big proponent of improvising over music, definitely a good way to familiarize yourself with an instrument, how many different things you can do in a particular key... that sort of thing. Helped with guitar especially. Just jamming and making up music with friends has become one of my favorite pastimes. I also try to learn as much as possible by ear at this point... still not as quick with that as I'd like to be.

One thing I've never taken the time to do is develop my voice, just never been a great singer. Definitely something I want to work on.

[lonelysuperstar]

I sing, play guitar, play drums, and play bass. I'm kinda average at each though, without really excelling at any one thing. I don't know music theory - I just kinda taught myself.

[johnrick7]

guitar and vocals for my band

[vivian_vitality]

I am also self taught through the use of teh interwebs and such things, and I think some people respect me for that. But I do wish I had taken up lessons when I was kid so I learned how to do everything properly and had someone to guide me. But at the same time I think I learn better by trying to figure things out for myself than when someone is trying to teach me. Meh...I have more to say but I'm lazy.

Thats the same way with me. But I started out self teaching myself out of books and the internet. But now Im taking lessons.

I play guitar and cello. And I kinda sorta play keys/piano. I really want to learn how to play them though.

[Mens]

piano, guitar, bass, drums, and baritone singer

[liveloud4life]

let's get some discussion going on here. i play guitar, but i've never been professionally taught, and so i admire those who know music theory and all that. my friend is in band, and she admires how i learned guitar on my own by searching tabs online because she can't listen to music without making sense of it in technical terms that i still don't even understand. so the first topic i want to discuss is knowing music theory vs not. another somewhat related topic is, do you think it's true that musicians sacrifice technicality for passion and vice versa? in other words, is it so unlikely that someone can have both?

I'm a percussion major with my own emphasis on trap set. I'm also a decent vocalist and dabble on keyboard a bit.

Here's my opinion on studying music: it is definitely a HUGE advantage to understand what you are listening to/writing. First of all, you'll immediately recognize a million miniscule nuances in some people'e music that seperate them from everyone else (cough...Radiohead). Seriously though, there's so much of a difference when people wrting actually understand as opposed to just going from what they've heard. I'm not saying that you can't write well without understanding cause that's obviously not true, but it does give you a huge advantage when you're trying to come up with original ideas that aren't usually explored in modern music.

[kolby182]

vocals. guitar.bass. proof (not good proof) www.myspace.com/cutewhenyou

[AussieBoy]

guitar hero and sing star

hahaa ditto!

in fact im an "expert+"

[AussieBoy]

but drums for sure!!! i like banging shit n making loud noises! use to fiddle around on guitar a bit too

[bowl of oranges]

Piano/keyboard and saxophone (alto and tenor).

[phil19]

hahaa ditto!

in fact im an "expert+"

hahaha
are you really? wow! impressive. im stuck on medium im afraid =(

[AussieBoy]

hahaha
are you really? wow! impressive. im stuck on medium im afraid =(

na, i finished drums on medium on GHWT, and havin a crack at Hard, but its really challenging me, especially the bass drum, its a bit too sticky to go as fast as i should.. looking forward to the double kick for Metallica GH in a few wks, but prob wont get to use it if its only on that expert+, ill be kicked off stage after 5secs

[phil19]

na, i finished drums on medium on GHWT, and havin a crack at Hard, but its really challenging me, especially the bass drum, its a bit too sticky to go as fast as i should.. looking forward to the double kick for Metallica GH in a few wks, but prob wont get to use it if its only on that expert+, ill be kicked off stage after 5secs

yeah i can do drums on medium in GHWT. havnt done all the songs but can get through most of them. there was a janes addiction song which was a bitch on medium. and the willy nelson one with constant snare!!!

[futilespider]

i took piano lessons for 2 years, and then started playing bass.

bass is my main instrument, but I do a lot of my writing on piano.

I understand theory, and I think that any musician is better off knowing the technical side of music. I don't believe that you sacrafice any sort of passion in the music or anything like that by understanding the technical side. You have to know the rules to break the rules. It seems that a lot of bands try to slow down songs right in the middle of it or speed up or something to try to better say what they're saying in the song, but if you don't truely understand the technical part of music, their is a very small chance you will be able to pull off something like that. You can always tell the difference between bands with talented musicians, and bands with guys who just randomly picked up some instruments.

[Takk...Ros]

I'm a self taught guitarist, and average at that. I don't claim any special skill haha. But, I would love to learn more about the technical aspect of music. It would be nice to have that kind of understanding of what I'm playing and what I'm hearing.

[apsterling]

Drums, Vocals, and Keyboard, as well as other Percussion like Marimbas and Xylo and all the fun toys.

[Bruised26]

I've had a lot of professional singing experience, so Im mainly a singer. Piano/keys in 2nd. Bass in 3rd

[Tristan Needler]

Bass, guitar, vocals, a little piano, harmonica, used to play sax.

[flks511]

I play guitar. I know how keyboards work and stuff and I've written some stuff on mine, but I'm not very talented at it.

[KyleMcr]

I play drums reasonably well, and am in the process of learning piano/keyboard, guitar, and vocals. I also wanna pick up the bass.

[TreyForest]

i play guitar but never took lessons
its actually kinda funny, i can play pretty much anything on guitar from most solos to chords etc but i dont know what the names for any chords are or what key im in and all that othr technical stuff

[Scott Farcas]

I play bass, I would love to learn cello

[TheClockSounds]

Guitar,but I really suck

[Machu505]

Viola and guitar, in that order.

[Dm!tr! the !st]

Well I'm thh token band geek lol. In order of talent: Trumpet, Saxophone (thru that I learned clarinet and some flute) Piano and Guitar. I really want to get better at Pian and guitar though. On piano bass clef kills me and on guitar I can only read tabs. Bright side is it helped me learn some music composition.

[didwhat77times]

Proficiently: vocals, guitar, piano/keyboard, tambourine
Dabble: bass, drums
Can play, but haven't in a while: violin, flute, clarinet, cello, xylophone

[MyNameIsRoss]

I've played guitar since I was like 10, but I can also play piano/keys, and I have a drumset at my house so I've sort of taught myself drums over the last couple years.

[iloveATL]

Alto Saxophone Yo.

[pleasedontpanic]

Bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano/keys, drums, and accordion.

Used to play violin and cello. Always sucked though.

[NewFoundAndrew]

Vocals and bass guitar

[Alex DiVincenzo]

I kind of know how to play guitar, but mostly I just yell real loud.

[billyboatkid]

Guitar.

I really wanna learn the piano.

[Everiggs]

Vox. Sang for six years throughout middle/high school, but didn't want to join a college chorus.

[nashiscash1324]

piano & bass.

[MorningStar10]

Vocals Ftw.

[Yellowcard2006]

I'm best at Violin..then guitar...also I attempt vocals.

[foisol]

let's get some discussion going on here. i play guitar, but i've never been professionally taught, and so i admire those who know music theory and all that. my friend is in band, and she admires how i learned guitar on my own by searching tabs online because she can't listen to music without making sense of it in technical terms that i still don't even understand. so the first topic i want to discuss is knowing music theory vs not. another somewhat related topic is, do you think it's true that musicians sacrifice technicality for passion and vice versa? in other words, is it so unlikely that someone can have both?


You can have both. For example saying Mozart and Beethoven had no soul because they were musically trained could not be further from the truth. I think it's just hard to find people that utilize both their technical and trained musicianship with the sheer joy of taking a simple approach at writing a great piece of music that speaks to the soul.

[doppelganger]

piano and drums. do some guitar too

[VIVALAMATT]

the people who put "none" need to get up and learn something!

[DCD08]

In order of talent:
Piano, Percussion, Vocals, Guitar/Bass, Violin, Clarinet, Trumpet.

are you in a band?

[Metal Now]

I play drums in a band and play bass and sing in another. I'm teaching myself bass because I wanted something to help write songs on, I'm learning piano in a couple of months too.

[m_rue]

Piano and clarinet, and I just started singing as well.

[myplasticyou]

hella skin flute

[scmaley]

I've got the piano, flute, oboe, and bassoon covered. I can't sing to save my life, but I love to belt it out in the car.

[Cheesus]

sweet brag, I know,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/rushand2112/abcdrums1.jpg

[makeshiftmind]

bass guitar, trombone, and some guitar and drums

[Indoor Living]

are you in a band?
I wish.

[DCD08]

I wish.

haha well start something dude!

if you want to start your own solo project i'll help you record. i live in minnesota too.

[mena]

Vocals and guitar. I did play violin for a bit when I was younger, but it's not an instrument that I advanced far enough in to consider it one that I've mastered.

[Bloodsucker II]

hella skin flute

heck yes, me too bro!!!!

[arson]

Hah I play flute (for about 5 years now)