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myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover7 months ago

I can't. Wish I had learned when I was younger but wasn't really too interested back then.

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1. myLot reputation of 70/100. Guitarpunk (540)   ranked 216 out of 1,728 in music lover   7 months ago

Yeah I can. I play the guitar.


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

Cool, can you play it professionally or is it a hobbie?


myLot reputation of 70/100. Guitarpunk (540)   ranked 216 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

Umm bothhappycool


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

Wow that's brilliant!


myLot reputation of 70/100. Guitarpunk (540)   ranked 216 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

Thank you

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2. myLot reputation of 72/100. zui_strumming (238)   ranked 342 out of 1,728 in music lover   7 months ago

Yes.I'm learning to play a Spanish acoustic guitar.I play casio too and little bit of mouth organ as well.
In older times music was so much looked down at in India,wasn't it?!
I guess this the reason parents hardly considered teaching kids some instruments.


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

I think a musical talent is probably still not taken as seriously as it should be.

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3. myLot reputation of 96/100. dragon54u (9660)   ranked 170 out of 1,728 in music lover   7 months ago

I play horribly but I do play guitar and I enjoy it very much. I don't play when anyone is around, I just can't do that, but it provides me a lot of joy. It's also good therapy because I can express myself through music.

Go to eBay or a thrift shop and pick up a flute or clarinet or some other instrument! You'll laugh at your efforts at first but just messing around with notes is so much fun and you'll be surprised at how musical you really are once you let yourself express it. happy


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

Thanks for the encouragement! Does sound like it does a lot for you!


myLot reputation of 85/100. lumenmom (868)   ranked 434 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

I love this idea, because I tend to think it is too late to learn a musical instrument but because I do think it is therapeutic maybe it would be good to just tinker around to see what can be accomplished.


myLot reputation of 96/100. dragon54u (9660)   ranked 170 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

Lumenmom and UKshree, I didn't start playing till I was 40! You don't learn as fast after your childhood but it's more satisfying when you do accomplish something! Go for it, you two. It's fun! thumbup


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

Thanks for the words of encouragement!

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4. myLot reputation of 85/100. Gorjess (1072)   ranked 609 out of 1,728 in music lover   7 months ago

I had quite a musical childhood. I started the recorder as most children in the UK do in primary school, I got quite good at it but as I got older I stopped, it is more of a child's instrument really and they didn't continue to teach it. I went onto the Viola, I did it for two years but never really enjoyed it, or felt I was any good. It hurt my fingers a lot and I gradually stopped playing.
I learned piano from 7 until maybe 11 and got to grade 6 so I was quite good, but again I felt forced to learn. Practice was always a chore. My mum wouldn't let me give up because she had given up and always regretted it, even though she was still very good.
I haven't played any instruments for years now, and I only regret giving up the piano because I can't remember much. If I could still remember basics I could teach myself again and enjoy playing it.
I wish I could play the guitar or drums, I do enjoy it!


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

Wow yes that does sound like a very musical childhood! I learnt a little recorder playing at school too, and some keyboard. Was just not meaningful to me back then. Feel differently now though!


myLot reputation of 85/100. Gorjess (1072)   ranked 609 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

confusedI think learning when you are a child is the best time as you pick new things up so well, but also the worst as you don't appreciate it as much.


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

That's just it - you've really hit the nail on the head.

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5. janetc2012 (67)   ranked 898 out of 1,728 in music lover   7 months ago

I play both the piano and violin. I've been playing the piano for over ten years and the violin for 8 years. So I'm very passionate about my music!!!


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

That's really cool. I bet you play really well?

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6. myLot reputation of 85/100. lumenmom (868)   ranked 434 out of 1,728 in music lover   7 months ago

I am the same as you. When I was younger I use to play the recorder and I took piano lesson briefly but I did not have much interest. I never learned to play anything else over the years. I wish I had because I think music is not only artistic but very therapeutic. Maybe it's not too late?


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

Maybe! I guess if we really wanted, there would still be a way to pursue it, even as a hobbie.

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7. myLot reputation of 92/100. jellymonty (1418)   ranked 462 out of 1,728 in music lover   7 months ago

you poor baby! try to learn the keyboard as I think its the easiest instrument to play. Its just like learning how to type. happy

Well I can play the keyboard, piano, drums, flute and banjos! I would love to play the guitar but I find it so hard to do so. Every time I try to learn I get frustrated and give up because it just doesn't get in my head!! but I'm signing up to learn the violin as well. I only did learn how to play the instruments to impress the boys! But I hear the best instrument a girl can play to get a guy all turned on is a guitar so I'm still on the losing end on that one!sad


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

Lol, good luck with the efforts! I can play a tiny bit of keyboard. For some reason as soon as I learnt how to play happy birthday on the keyboard, it stuck and now its the only thing I can play!

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8. myLot reputation of 99/100. reinydawn (4236)   ranked 619 out of 1,728 in music lover   7 months ago

I played the flute for 7 years in school. I'm not very good at it, but I can get by. Actually, I haven't played in eons... I might not ever be ok at it any more.


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

Lol, if you played for seven years, I bet you'd be pretty good still! Just need to pick one up and try!


myLot reputation of 99/100. reinydawn (4236)   ranked 619 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

Knowing HOW to play and BEING GOOD at it are a bit different. I can surely play the flute, but I don't do it well. I did enjoy it though!

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9. simplyzane (53)   ranked 894 out of 1,728 in music lover   7 months ago

I do play piano, i think it's one of the musical instrument that is easy to learn.


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

Yes I do not know much about playing instruments but I would assume that it is one of the easier ones.

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10. myLot reputation of 96/100. AmbiePam (15339)   ranked 212 out of 1,728 in music lover   7 months ago

I can play the piano - although I never wanted to learn. My parents felt it was a good extracurricular activity for my sister and I to learn to play a musical instrument. Since my mom could already play the piano, that meant we also owned a piano. So that was what we learned to play. I don't play the piano ever now. I just don't like it, so I never play it. I'm not as good as my sister or mother anyway. I stopped learning after I reached level three. My sister though can play the piano and flute. She even won a national award for her performance on the flute.


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

I guess if it's not your thing, then it's not your thing.


myLot reputation of 96/100. AmbiePam (15339)   ranked 212 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

I felt bad. All during the years I had lessons, I kept telling my parents they were wasting their money. That I never wanted to play the piano, even when I grew up. They kept telling me I'd change my mind when I was older. But I didn't!


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

It's never nice being pushed into something we know we really don't like!


josh281992 (20)   ranked 1,628 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

I can play a guitar to bad this summer i won't be able to play much because i am with relatives and did not bring.


myLot reputation of 98/100. UK_Shree (1844)   ranked 56 out of 1,728 in music lover  7 months ago

That is a shame josh, maybe you could borrow one or rent one if that is possible?

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