Did/do you play instruments?

@AmbiePam (118880)
United States
May 10, 2026 8:06am CST
My mom (pictured) was such a good piano player, and also played the organ. I don’t know if people even play the organ anymore. My grandmother played both so I guess she taught my mom. My sister plays the piano and flute. I remember her winning a competition for flute once. I don’t even remember why she chose to learn the flute. She gives flute lessons now (as well as piano), but she’s never done more than that. I took 8 years of piano lessons, but haven’t touched a piano since my dad gave my mom’s away after she died. Having grown up in a home with a piano, it still seems odd to see their house without one. Happy Mother’s Day!
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@Shivram59 (49463)
• India
7h
A time was when I was eager to learn how to play flute. One of my friends who lives at a village knows how to play the instrument. He assured me he will teach me the skill, but due to some reasons his family suddenly shifted to another village which is far away from our town.
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@AmbiePam (118880)
• United States
7h
That’s too bad.
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@Shivram59 (49463)
• India
5h
@AmbiePam I still don't know why they decided to settle elsewhere.
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@FourWalls (85809)
• United States
8h
I plunk on a guitar. I can scratch out a few melodies on piano. I tooted a French horn in junior high school band. I can play the record player REAL well, though.
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@AmbiePam (118880)
• United States
7h
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@Shasha_ (1033)
• Envigado, Portugal
4h
You can play record player real well, so does everybody else.
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@GardenGerty (168928)
• United States
3h
I played the flute but not well. I know two organists in their 90's, and one organist who must be in her 60's who also plays the harp.
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@AmbiePam (118880)
• United States
3h
Oh, the harp! That’s cool.
@Traceyjayne (10622)
• United Kingdom
2h
I used to play the flute. Haven’t played it for years though . I would like to play the drums …..ever since I saw Karen Carpenter playing the drums, and I thought that was pretty cool for a girl. Wouldn’t mind learning guitar too.
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@AmbiePam (118880)
• United States
2h
My mom loved Karen Carpenter. How cool that you played the flute though!
@Deepizzaguy (121049)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1h
I used to play the organ and play drums when I was a child.
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@AmbiePam (118880)
• United States
1h
That’s cool!
@MarieCoyle (58000)
1h
We moved around so much in our early years, music lessons would have been impossible. I learned the guitar in my teens, did fairly well with it but have not tried to play in years. I would rather just listen to someone who knew how to play better than I did! I have noticed that for several years now, a person can pretty much get a free piano whenever they want one--people can't seem to sell them and they give them away. It's sad...people don't take piano lessons like they used to. My two girls wanted to, so they had several years of lessons but they just aren't inspired by it anymore. You had eight years of lessons, that's a lot!! You could probably sit down and play a tune without thinking about it. Your mother is lovely.
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@AmbiePam (118880)
• United States
44m
My sister still teaches a few piano students, so it’s nice that some people still foster an interest. I wouldn’t remember a single note of the piano, but that doesn’t really bother me. They always knew I didn’t want to take lessons. Thank you, I think she’s lovely too.
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@snowy22315 (207194)
• United States
10h
I have played both guitar and piano never well. I did get an A when I took piano in college though. I think this mostly due to effort on my part, not natural talent.
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@allen0187 (58827)
• Philippines
8h
Tried to learn the drums, bass, and keyboards. Didn't move forward with any of these instruments. Guess i love music but music doesn't love me back.
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@Juliaacv (55838)
• Canada
10h
I took about 8 years of piano lessons also. I could sit down today, and play it still, I'd be a bit rusty and slow, but remember some songs by memory and others I could easily read the sheet music to play. Your mother was a beautiful lady Amber.
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@AmbiePam (118880)
• United States
10h
Thank you so much, Julia.
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@rakski (153593)
• Philippines
9h
I wish I learn one. We grew up without any inclination to sports and music. It is expensive to have those extra activities. My parents did not have any talents as well
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@RasmaSandra (97031)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3h
Happy Mother's Day! I played the piano the piano stayed in Latvia, Maybe for myself I might one day get a keyboard,
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@Shasha_ (1033)
• Envigado, Portugal
4h
I play guitar for myself. I learned from my classmate when we were in high school.
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5h
Yea , I learnt to play the drum set when I was in primary school.
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@AmbiePam (118880)
• United States
4h
That’s pretty cool.
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@Wrexxo (1097)
8h
I wish I know how to play a piano
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• United States
10h
I played piano briefly as a child
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