What instruments can you play? Or what do you want to play?

@K46620 (1986)
United States
May 12, 2009 9:49am CST
I have been taking piano lessons for just over two years now. The piano is my favorite instrument. It can be very simple to play yet had endless possibilities. I like a lot of other instruments- horns, violins, etc. I would play them if I could but they are too expensive for me right now. What's you favorite instrument, and what if any can you play? Here's a partial list to get you thinking: piano, guitar, horns, drums, flutes, violins, cellos, saxophones...
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@punkincat (214)
• United States
14 May 09
I started out playing the violin when I switched to a school that only had a band I took up the flute. I also studies the guitar, mandelyn, picclo, banjo, and drums.
@K46620 (1986)
• United States
16 May 09
Thanks for your response. I would love to play the violin.
@squeezeme (135)
• Italy
12 May 09
I have to say that I am quite an eclectinc musician. My main instrument is piano, that I've been playing since I was nine years old. When I was fourteen I bought my first guitar and now I own three of them: the old classic one, a nice acustic and a fantastic red electric one. Last year I finally bought a four string bass guitar that I really really enjoy to play, even if I know I'm not this high level... but the sound just attracts me a lot and after borrowing for a while a bass from a friend I wanted to have mine! Now what's next? Well, my house is quite crowded with instruments I also have a couple of bongo drum, a rainstick and some fancy wooden instruments, so I'll try to stay quite with new ones for a while. But when the quite is gone, I'd fancy to learn sax: it also sounds so good to me!
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@K46620 (1986)
• United States
12 May 09
Thanks for your response. Sounds like you have quite a collection.
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• Italy
17 May 09
Eh eh eh, yes you are right. But what can I say? I just can't help it. Many people are fond of various kind of collectibles. My kind is musical instruments: you can't have millions and is a bit expensive sometimes but I assure that it gives a lot of satisfaction!
@bluescat (104)
• Philippines
18 May 09
wow,thats a lot,aren't you confused as to,which one you must master to play first or what will be your favorite from your collection.I have 2 electric guitars in my own arsenal,I'm dreaming of owning or learning to play a saxophone someday,but it depends if my neighbor "bone crusher Bill" would allow extra noise...hahaha...happy mylotting.
• United States
12 May 09
The first thing I learned to play was the handbells. Not something that is very common. But they are so much fun and make beautiful music! I have since learned to play the marimba and the saxophone. Im not really very good at either. Im not sure if I even remember how to play! It has been over 5 years since I have played either one! I have wanted to learn to play the guitar for a while. I even bought myself a nice guitar. A friend of mine in college was going to teach me to play. It never happened. Now I have a really nice guitar that never gets used. I dont have the time or money to take lessons. So I am seriously considering selling it. I dont think I will ever actually learn! I do wish I still had the opportunity to be part of a handbell choir. That was always my favorite.
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@K46620 (1986)
• United States
12 May 09
Thanks for you response. Last time I was visiting family out of state we went to their country church. The kids did hand bells. I guess that was the first time I heard them. They sounded good.
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@jerelmeow (130)
• Philippines
12 May 09
I play the guitar. I always wanted to learn about the piano, I also want to learn how to play the violin or cello. But right now I want to learn how to play drums!
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@K46620 (1986)
• United States
12 May 09
jerelmeow, sound like you want to play a bit of everything! Thanks for your response.
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12 May 09
I want to be able to play the piano firstly, and then the guitar but I find it hard to reach the notes and switch notes!! I can sing really well but its useless when you can't make the music.
• United States
12 May 09
I have an electric guitar at home. I should be playing it, but it's just sitting around. Guitar is my favorite instrument, and it would be nice to know how to play it.
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@K46620 (1986)
• United States
12 May 09
Thanks for your response. There is an acoustic guitar at my house. However, one of its strings are broke an it has never been fixed. I would try to play it but every time I have I get confused, so I'm afraid I would need a few lessons to get me going, LOL.
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@soumeshp (102)
• Australia
20 May 09
I've played the piano for ten years by now - you just can't get enough of Chopin, Liszt and Beethoven, especially the more advanced ones that wowed audiences for ages. I used to the play the trumpet, but only at a concert band level.
@K46620 (1986)
• United States
21 May 09
That's cool. I don't think I've played anything from Liszt yet. Any suggestions for beginners?
@hsofyan (3446)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
16 May 09
I can play guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and harmonica. At home I play the keyboard while singing. Outside the home more often I play acoustic guitar while singing.
@K46620 (1986)
• United States
16 May 09
Thanks for your response. I've never tried signing while playing the piano, but I'm not a good signer anyway, LOL.
@Toxicon (163)
• United States
18 Jun 09
I currently own 4 electric guitars, an acoustic guitar, a keyboard, and as korg calls it, a groove box. I have always wanted to learn to play guitar but never did, I now just have them as a collectors items. I keep telling myself I'll learn how to play one day. My microkorg synth keyboard is what I'm actualy learning to play, very similar to a piano but it's a very shortened version with only 25 keys versus the traditional 88 a piano has. I also have a korg electribe mx, it's like a drum machine and synth combined with a sequencer, lots of posabiltys there as far as music production goes. and it's pretty easy to play
@K46620 (1986)
• United States
18 Jun 09
Thanks for responding You have quite a collection of music stuff