Do you play a musical instrument?

[helgi]

Originally Posted by Leyland

I'm with you on the strings thing! I've played piano since 11 or so and could never stick with learning guitar or violin because of the fingerpad pain. The piano keys felt too different and I didn't want the interference. I can't live without a piano in the house, and love my conga too! I want a djambe now though.

My husband plays Great Highland pipes, flute, tin whiste, uillean pipes, and bass. Good thing we live in the middle of five acres of woods.

geez, who are you married to, william wallace?

[helgi]

Where uillean pipes introduced to the scottish? There are such things as eulogies, which are to do with funerals, and I know that bagpipes are often played at funerals. Are these uillean pipes?

[Isabell]

I don't have the talent for an instrument, but my kids each play. My 8 year old plays a guitar. I just bought him a Fender Strat; and my 1 year old daughter plays the violin and the piano.

[Leyland]

Originally Posted by helgi

Where uillean pipes introduced to the scottish? There are such things as eulogies, which are to do with funerals, and I know that bagpipes are often played at funerals. Are these uillean pipes?

I'm married to a Davidson - his parents were from Scotland. He plays his Great Highland bagpipes at funerals. They are the ones with the mouthpiece that a piper blows into to inflate the bag, whereas the uilliean pipes have a bellows thingie that is pumped with one arm to inflate the bag.

Uilleans are traditionally Irish, but the Scots also have other types of pipes, too.

[Isabell]

Originally Posted by Isabell

I don't have the talent for an instrument, but my kids each play. My 8 year old plays a guitar. I just bought him a Fender Strat; and my 11 year old daughter plays the violin and the piano.

I must just be musically inept

[fvbooks]

I played guitar....

[KinkedSlinky]

I played the piano for about a year, maybe less. My teacher said I had a natural talent. I was horrible when it came to reading music so I just memorized the songs so if I made a mistake I could tell by the sound.

I am currently teaching myself the guitar though, and it's coming along nicely.

[Aaron S.]

I've been playing drums for 3 years

[harrypotterrox]

I play piano (i've been playing for 4 years - i play on a baby grand), and guitar. Someone in my class plays piano, trumpet, trombone, recorder, guitar, and 7 more instruments which i do not know what ones.

[Thima]

I play the French Horn and the recorder.

[harrypotterrox]

Originally Posted by Thima

I play the French Horn and the recorder.

That is soooooooooooo cool, i also play the recorder.

[goatgoatgoat]

I play the piano, violin, recoreder, guitar, a bit of percusion, clarinet and I sing if that counts

[harrypotterrox]

Does it count if you say what you used to play? Cause if so, i used to play chello and violin!

[SeoulMan]

I learned to play the piano when I was in my 20s when I practiced relentlessly for about 3 years straight. I could play almost any music placed in front of me (not well, but not terrible).

Then...

I got interested in jazz and my piano playing confidence went to hell. I wanted to improvise but sadly, I couldn't. No talent.

Then...

I lost interest in piano altogether because of this self-realization about my limits.

I don't play the piano anymore. No desire. Too many painful memories of my failure at improvisation.

[SeoulMan]

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