Board 8 > Have you ever learned an instrument before?

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Got a violin today, marking the... 6th instrument I will put effort into learning. Prior has been: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Guitar (own an electric, also tried father's acoustic for one song attempt), Piano, and now this.
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Owned a guitar when I was young but never really learned much. Always wanted to learn piano.
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Ah! I forgot to fully separate piano to keyboards, which leaves off stuff like organ... Did you know accordions count as keyboards? I didn't.
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Piano
Viola

Were the ones I actually practiced. But I also played some of my older sister's instruments just to try them, so like...Harp, Cello. Pretty sure I've used a Violin at some point (I almost certainly have touched a Violin at some point; basically a Viola, right?) Also learned a Recorder (basically a woodwind for kids). Did some practicing and research on DJ turn tables, beat matching for mashups. I've touched a guitar, but I don't think that counts.
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Piano and saxophone, mainly. Also played clarinet and flute for a year each before picking up the sax.
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metroid composite posted...

. Pretty sure I've used a Violin at some point (I almost certainly have touched a Violin at some point; basically a Viola, right?)

Viola and Violin have about the same difference as a piccolo and a flute. Just size and minor difference in octaves.
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i played saxophone from elementary through high school. my senior year i tried bassoon a bit, then after high school i tried piano and guitar a bit. not enough that i'd say i truly learned how to play anything but sax.
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Piano
Saxophone (Soprano, Alto, Baritone)
Drums
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Played saxophone (all of the main 4 types) for 10 years. Also have technically played clarinet though only for one song which we never ended up perturbing. (There is a lot of carry-over between the two instruments)
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I played trumpet for a couple years in elementary school. Then we moved to an apartment and I stopped.
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Trombone 5th-8th grade
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Clarinet for 8 years, but was never more than garbage
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Played piano, clarinet/bass clarinet and percussion and sang in the choir extensively in middle/high school, and have tried out alto sax, trumpet, and guitar.
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Tried to learn guitar a bunch of times, failed.
I can play piano

I also got an instrument today, a melodica (which is basically a piano but you blow in it to produce sound kind of like a harmonica or something)
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Piano, trumpet, and tuba mostly.
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I played piano for close to a decade I was pretty good at it but Was like clearly not gifted at it in a technical sense. I also had some in like French horn, drums, and guitar. (A year or less).
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Hit Strings thinking about guitar, I meant to put multiple instruments because I play drums and some piano too
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With a somewhat loose definition, Trombone, recorder, ocarina. With an even looser definition, harmonica.

But I will learn the flute!
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drums. Haven't touched it in awhile though
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Trumpet from 6th grade through high school.
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Tried acoustic guitar. Failed. Was a kid.
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WickIebee posted...

metroid composite posted...

. Pretty sure I've used a Violin at some point (I almost certainly have touched a Violin at some point; basically a Viola, right?)

Viola and Violin have about the same difference as a piccolo and a flute. Just size and minor difference in octaves.

Wrong

You should've gotten a cello, better instrument to pick up.
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I used to play clarinet and flute and I did choir/musicals/opera
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oh. getting a sound out of the flute is easy. i just misread sites and put my mouth in a weird place. oops
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just the recorders they forced us to learn in music class in elementary
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Guitar, bass, sitar and piano so I voted strings...

Then I realized you anagramd the poll and listed piano not under strings
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"Learned" is being generous, but I did try to learn a few instruments.

"Try" is being generous, because I half assed it and didn't really practice.

OliviaTremor posted...

Then I realized you anagramd the poll and listed piano not under strings

Well, piano is a keyboard anyway.
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I took guitar lessons for 4 years when I was a teenager. It was fun but I was never very good, probably because the kind of music I wanted to play doesn't really involve being very good.
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I had a piano in my house my entire life and never learned it.
Bought a drum set about 4 years ago. After I nearly broke my back playing on the wrong chair I have never gone back to it.
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Used to be able to play both the viola and the bass guitar. Haven't played the viola in over 20 years, and haven't played the bass in about 5
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More brass players than woodwind players? Oh, wait, almost everyone here is male, so that makes sense!. Sad how few pick strings... but the typical 6th/7th grader wants to play LOUD music! If beginning electric guitar was an option for a music ensemble without limitations on enrollment....

I played trumpet for a couple years in elementary school. Then we moved to an apartment and I stopped.

Tragic. I'm lucky my apartment neighbors tolerate my playing, though I don't play my trumpet too late of course.

I also learned piano, at least enough to play a moderately difficult piece with some practice. Again, you need neighbors that tolerate it... too bad I don't have a usable piano anymore, and there's no room for the electronic keyboard I had....
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Harmonica for awhile! I ought to pick it up again.
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Trombone from 5th grade through high school. I was never all that good, but it was fun.

Haste_2 posted...

Sad how few pick strings... but the typical 6th/7th grader wants to play LOUD music!

My elementary school only had band, no strings. I walked in having no idea what I wanted to play. The director assigned me to trombone because there was only one other guy who was doing trombone. But it worked out because 6th/7th grade me definitely liked playing LOUD music.
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