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There has been a whole bunch of posts about music recently so I thought I would take it one step further... How many of us play instruments? I went out today and got an electric guitar as I fancied learning something new and I wondered how many musical people we had in this forum.

Alex

I put guitar, because that is the main instrument I play, but I also play the banjo and the piano as well

I absolutely adore music, I don't think people understand how serious I am when I talk about how much I love music, but it really effects me! If I hear a great song it will keep me up all night just thinking about it. I am able to appreciate just about every type of music (with a few exceptions such as: country western, "bling" rap, and that crud they have on shows like "American Idol").

I am absolutely not musical. Not at all. I played piano several years ago and was a total klutz at it - scraped through a grade 1 pass and that's it, thank goodness.

It's funny, because it seems that I fit pretty closely into a mathsy stereotype apart from the music. I like computers, good at maths, don't really like english, etc etc.

I like listening to music though, even though I'm not nearly as dedicated as Mr. Rabbit above. Just please don't play any metal or rap. Aargh.

Kati

I play guitar and a little piano. I played the trumpet in junior high/high school - but didn't enjoy it.

Rabbit - who are some of your favorite guitarists?

I am shocked, no category for the musical Saw... hmmpf I had to post my vote under other (although whether I actually play it well is a matter of opinion)

Demitri wrote:Rabbit - who are some of your favorite guitarists?

Andrés Segovia is a very big inspiration to me (probably the biggest inspiration), also Nick Drake, Sam Beam (from Iron & Wine), José González, and alot more I don't know the names of, I like to listen to classical/spanish guitar for inspiration, the simplicity of it is what I like, orchastral music is good at times, but I like things simple... one MAYBE two instruments top, acoustic music is my favorite.

hows about the Ocarina? or is that just me?

I can play the piano piano piano

I am the music man

I was gonna ask if that picture at the bottom was you rabbit, but I saw someone said Mr Rabbit, so I guess not.

Well, I've had at various lessons at points: Recorder, Cello, Trombone, Piano, and have dabbled with both electric and acoustic guitar.

Piano was really the only thing I was ever any good at, it just suited me. I have no idea why. I haven't played for quite some time though.

Larry wrote:hows about the Ocarina? or is that just me?

Ah, the ocarina or reinvented ocarina?

I used to play in a punk band in the very early 1980s. We were so terrible someone in the pub on Saturday afternoon was still talking about us! Seriously!

Keyboards and piano for me

Larry wrote:hows about the Ocarina? or is that just me?

Would that be the ocarine of time Larry?

I apologise if I'm the only person who get's the reference...

Sadly Ecko, I very much get the reference...

I am a guitarist (acoustic and electric - classical, too!), but also dabble in the playing of the: melodica, ukulele, omnichord and just recently - sitar!

well that's the reason i got one!

EckoZero wrote:

Larry wrote:hows about the Ocarina? or is that just me?

Would that be the ocarine of time Larry?

I apologise if I'm the only person who get's the reference...

hehehe... I think there are more geeks amoung us than we know

[edit] NO, that \/ is not me... it's carla bruni.