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Can you play an instrument?

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    #62
    Ghost Buster
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭Ghost Buster


    JaseBelleVie wrote: »
    Yep. Guitar (electric and acoustic) mainly. But I've also tried my hand at and been pretty ok at bass guitar, piano and the flute.

    Have actually tried to relive my teenage years recently and formed a band with my friends again. It's a lot of fun, especially seeing as we're no longer relying on lifts from our parents to get to practice!

    Youre all in the one nursing home?;)


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    #63
    Skullface McGubbin
    Registered Users Posts: 455 ✭✭Skullface McGubbin


    obriendj wrote: »
    I have been playing Guitar on and off the last few years. I am ok but can't seem to step up to playing songs in full. perhaps i need some professional lessons but must say youtube is brilliant!!

    Same here. I've been trying to teach myself how to play acoustic guitar and bass but I don't even have the energy or the endurance, let alone the skill to play a full length song.


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    #64
    KatW4
    Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭KatW4


    I play the flute, classical and trad. I also can play tin whistle and I can play a little bit on guitar.

    I really want to learn to play the piano. I would also love to play saxophone and double bass or cello but it'll probably never happen.


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    #65
    4zn76tysfajdxp
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    No but I have a lovely decorative guitar in my flat. Makes me look soulful.


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    #66
    Harry Palmr
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    I had a guitar (Gibson SG copy) in my room for years cos it looked good. Never did actually learn how to play and and sold it on.

    I can press some keys and make sounds, its on the internet if you know where to look.


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    #67
    Lia_lia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,691 ✭✭✭Lia_lia


    I played violin when I was very young. Then played cello in primary and secondary school. Won a scholarship for lessons but then stopped when the lessons became too expensive. And that was the end of my music playing! Shame really.

    I come from a very musical family. My Father is a professional musician and can play many instruments. He had a band that toured the world and also played in theatre companies. My younger sister is also fantastic, especially at piano and mandolin. I'd say if I lived with my Dad for longer I would have been a lot more musical.


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    #68
    Bongalongherb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Bongalongherb


    Shelby Handsome Sap wrote: »
    No but I have a lovely decorative guitar in my flat. Makes me look soulful.

    Maybe its time to take it down and play it, what do you think ?.


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    #69
    4zn76tysfajdxp
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    Bongalongherb wrote: »
    Maybe its time to take it down and play it, what do you think ?.

    Too late now, I'll wake the neighbours.


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    #70
    Bongalongherb
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    Shelby Handsome Sap wrote: »
    Too late now, I'll wake the neighbours.

    Sure every-one loves music :)


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    #71
    gazzamc
    Registered Users Posts: 712 ✭✭✭gazzamc


    I used to play the tin whistle when I was a kid, forgot it all lol

    I'm currently learning to play the guitar and keyboard, why's strumming so hard? I just hate picks so use my fingers.. Other than strumming I'm not too bad.. But giving that it's one of the main components needed to play it, I guess I'm awful lol

    My course is music so I've no choice but to put away a few hours for both, sometimes it doesn't feel like college work as I find it to be too much fun :P


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    #72
    ROAAAR
    Registered Users Posts: 316 ✭✭ROAAAR


    gazzamc wrote: »
    I used to play the tin whistle when I was a kid, forgot it all lol

    I'm currently learning to play the guitar and keyboard, why's strumming so hard? I just hate picks so use my fingers.. Other than strumming I'm not too bad.. But giving that it's one of the main components needed to play it, I guess I'm awful lol

    My course is music so I've no choice but to put away a few hours for both, sometimes it doesn't feel like college work as I find it to be too much fun :P
    Really cool. What course is it you're studying may I ask?


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    #73
    gazzamc
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    ROAAAR wrote: »
    Really cool. What course is it you're studying may I ask?

    Music Tech & Production, the keyboard is required for music theory, but i just decided to learn the guitar with it because it can't hurt to know how to play two instruments.


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    #74
    Bongalongherb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Bongalongherb


    gazzamc wrote: »
    I used to play the tin whistle when I was a kid, forgot it all lol

    I'm currently learning to play the guitar and keyboard, why's strumming so hard? I just hate picks so use my fingers.. Other than strumming I'm not too bad.. But giving that it's one of the main components needed to play it, I guess I'm awful lol

    My course is music so I've no choice but to put away a few hours for both, sometimes it doesn't feel like college work as I find it to be too much fun :P

    I could never get used to the picks/plectrums either, especially for the classical guitar, so I grew my finger-nails to feel the real instrument of which is a lot better. I do get slagged though for having 5 long nails on my right hand. A small price to pay for comfort playing though.


    And no, I'm not freddy krueger.


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    #75
    Littlekittylou
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    ROAAAR wrote: »
    I'm sure there'll be loads of people ready to make a joke about playing their flute, so let's get that out of the way :p
    I play a few instruments but would only really be solid playing the guitar and even at that it's something I'll constantly be trying to master my whole life. In the future I hope to take some drum lessons. I've been at a couple of small gigs and a good drummer is something that really impresses me.
    I'd be interested to know what instrument people would like to be a master at if they could just pick one. The guitar is obviously very popular but even from just having a look on YouTube some of the rarer instruments played are really amazing to listen to when you hear someone play it brilliantly.
    Yes Violin. I did the grade but stopped before diploma level but I only play every few weeks or months at best now. It's an instrument that you need to really do everyday to keep your hands pliable. My hands are not strong enough for guitar. I tried it and the mandolin at one point!


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    #76
    martinedwards
    Registered Users Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭martinedwards


    guitar, bass, mandolin, bouzouki, tenor guitar.....

    a little flute, tin whistle & harmonica.


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    #77
    endacl
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    martinedwards wrote: »
    a little flute,

    Fife? Piccolo? You'll need to be more specific!


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    #78
    Penny Tration
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    Piano, guitar and bass.

    Quite good on piano, play enough guitar to get me through gigs (back when I did gigs) and very basic bass.

    Boyfriend's fantastic on bass, guitar and drums, so he's helping me to get better on the bass. :)


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    #79
    RobertKK
    Registered Users Posts: 33,728 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    Tin Whistle, keyboards, button accordion (not great but can play a tune), had a cheap Saxophone as a child which I loved to play, was able to play songs on it, thanks to the school I went to learning us how to play the tin whistle.


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    #80
    Rothko
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    Guitar. I used to be able to play the tin whistle years ago.


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