do you play an instrument?

I played the trumpet for 4 yrs until I became horribly ill, then I didn't have the air nor lungs to keep up.. so I tried the trombone & had the same problem, but I was able to pretend I was playing or I only did short songs

I learned to play the piano as a child. But I haven't played it for at least 20 years...! Will be rusty, I think:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I can play the flute too.

I played violin for 2 years, and viola for 1 year. I am like viola much better because of the deeper sound.:)

I said "yes", but if you had a choice of "sort of", it would have been more accurate! :o I can play the piano a bit, but that's about it.

My daughter, Helen, has been playing the flute since she was in the second grade. I wish I had been offered this opportunity, but I transferred to a small private school in the sixth grade, and band was not an option. I would encourage anyone who has the opportunity to learn to read music and play an instrument. Wish I had been more diligent when I was younger. I can read music, which is so helpful, but that's about where my talents stop.

I played percussion in school, different types or drums, chimes, most anything they needed.

Violin

I play clarinet and saxophone.

I used to play instruments throuhgout my school days, nut I could never stick with it. I first tried playing the violin, then on to the flute, and guitar. I just couldn't motivate myself to practice. But, every once and a while I can play a tune on my piano!

used to play flute, but when we got new band teacher everyone hated her, and quite went from over 100 people to about 40 in one year:eek: I hated her and left as well, I have ashma and she always got mad at me cuz I could not go 4 measures w/o taking a breath:rolleyes: not to mention she gave the grad 6's cake and candy ALL the time all we got was screamed at , she calling us awful, and worse the the grad 6 band:mad:

Yeah I play the drums.:D

Guess I"m in the minority here. I've always wanted to learn how to play the piano, but my parents couldn't afford lessons. Maybe someday, though!

It's never too late! My sister and her husband teach piano and woodwinds, this weekend is the big competition, which happens to be held in Newton every year!

But she specializes, with her husband, in teaching adults as well as children. Adults get different lessons, and a parent/child combination never has the same book/lesson/teacher, so they never feel they have to "compete" with each other.

It's never too late! :)

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Originally posted by Karen
It's never too late! My sister and her husband teach piano and woodwinds, this weekend is the big competition, which happens to be held in Newton every year!

But she specializes, with her husband, in teaching adults as well as children. Adults get different lessons, and a parent/child combination never has the same book/lesson/teacher, so they never feel they have to "compete" with each other.

It's never too late! :)

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Thanks for your encouragement, Karen :) Maybe I will start looking in to it. I'll look in the paper and see if there are any teachers around in this area. I just need to get over being embarrassed for being a newbie. :o

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Originally posted by wolfsoul
OOh, I forgot to add voice lol. I love to sing, and I got an award last year in school for the highest mark in choir! :D It runs in the family lol, my aunt sings in a band, and my dad was asked to be the lead singer of a band but he turned it down ahk....it might have been good for him too, because at the time one of the nickelback singers was in that band :(

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Are you serious? Nickleback? Aww, I like them..Hehe.

I play keyboard but haven't in awhile. It's sitting there in the garage next to the acoustic guitar and drums. We all started with something but never went back to them. I tried out for drums but the teacher said I didn't have it. Oh well. lol

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