Do you play an instrument?

[Tactics]

well a little guitar taught from watching tv over the years, natural talent and secondary school lessons and keys from my bro in law and talent again.

maybe in the future I would like to add drums, bass and some percussion from back home or maybe a gourd. A wind instrument sounds fun too. If there was only more time though...

Time is the one thing that can make someone with no talent better than someone with raw talent - I only realised the other day. Just thought I'd add that.

 

[ripley]

13 years of classical piano
2 years of violin (I quit when I stopped being surprisingly good for a beginner and actually had to practice)
5 years of self-taught punk/hardcore guitar
10 years of djing in one form or another (i.e. college radio is in there as well as (im)proper mixing)

 

[Grievous Angel]

i is a drummer

i like to hit things with sticks

never got past the second chord on guitar -- i just like to hit with sticks

djed more off than on since 1985. sadly no way of hitting decks with sticks that works musically

i is a drummer

 

[BrokenFist]

I'm a horrible, horrible guitarist. I gave up on it fairly quickly.

DJ'ing, on the other hand, seems to be something I feel I could have more success with.

 

[SIZZLE]

djed more off than on since 1985. sadly no way of hitting decks with sticks that works musically

Although not with sticks, hitting the platter of a turntable with your hand while the record is playing is one of my preferred ways to do a reload when I get really excited. It make a pretty shocking (some might say horrible) sound as the needle goes bouncing and scraping around, which for me is a big part of the fun. I still get a thrill out of doing loud things you're not supposed to. Also it looks much more exciting (for my money) than the traditional flick of the wrist.

 

[Logan Sama]

The deck is my instrument! yeh!

 

[satanmcnugget]

Confucius.

ive played guitar since i was 12-13...classically trained...later studied jazz harmony with an eye toward improvisation...twas my plan to be Johm McLaughlin ...im a recovering guitar geek

now, my attitude is that if i can get my hands on an instrument, i can play it...it's aaaaalllllll good


seen some people who werent considered musicians in any sense of the word make some of the most incredible music...seen some well-trained and studied robots make second-rate fusion music

to my mind, it's more about INTENT than TECHNIQUE

*ahem* make that JOHN McLaughlin

damn bottle of wine