Do you play a musical instrument?

[noseslidesam]

Anyone here play any kind of musical instrument? I play the guitar, been playing for about 4 years now. I also play the cello in orchestra "chamber orchestra" but I try to keep that on the DL, not download...down low. I like music and everything about it. Just wondering how many people here play somethin.

[Dan]

I'm learning ye bass guitar. That's why Colin Greenwood and John Paul Jones are my heroes. I should probably practice ye bass more often.

[OcLaxer22]

I write songs. Yeah im a lacrosse playin emo kid, thats one hell of a new cliche.

[wingslax5]

i play guitar and a little bass, im pretty much on the same boat as oclaxer.

[faceitoff]

Anyone here play any kind of musical instrument? I play the guitar, been playing for about 4 years now. I also play the cello in orchestra "chamber orchestra" but I try to keep that on the DL, not download...down low. I like music and everything about it. Just wondering how many people here play somethin.

You are super awesome. Cello for 5 years and guitar for 3 years.

[Lacrosstitute]

Guitar, been playing for three years.

[BTlaxripper]

started playing the piano when i was like 5 or 6. Quit when I was 13... why? My teacher couldn't teach me anymore. I was that good. My first teacher called me a prodigy. I was playing bach and beethoven and chopin when I was 10... I was that sick.

But I don't play anymore, only time a touch a piano now is christmas time to play christmas songs.

[xSURFERx]

I write songs. Yeah im a lacrosse playin emo kid, thats one hell of a new cliche.

wel im an lax playin emo surfer with really cool hair, anyway i play gutair (acustic)

[OcLaxer22]

I surf every once an while myself, Mostly in winter around here cuz that when the swells come and with out swells the waves in ocean city are only like 4 feet but you get a good swell your talking about 10 foot waves.

[xSURFERx]

thats what it is like here, in winter we get so pretty big swells 7-12 feet ussally, but in the summer waves r only 4 feet, except towards huricane season when we got 14 feet.3 huricanes in a row, good surf.

[bigDman]

i play tuba
SKAAAAA YAY

[goalieskcickay]

Drums... you can't have a good band without them.

[x-man]

trombone,bass guitar,guitar,piano,trumpet,violin,and cello

[faceitoff]

I think I'll learn bass.

[exile lacrosse]

bari sax. thats not only a mans instement (:agree:) but u cant have a good beat/bass line w/o a strong bari sax player. most of the parts are incredably easy, but every once in a while u get a kick-*** rythem or solo. thats why i play, altho this year due to schedualing "conflicts" im not in band. but i still take lessons and may end up playing in the concert anyways. band is prty much the only suject i had to look forward to cuz it was fun (even tho 99% of the music my teacher picked i didnt like) and the fact that i cant play tihs year sucks.

[noseslidesam]

awesome awesome awesome....I actually like orchestra even if my friends make fun of me for it. Bass is an awesome instrument, I know a couple people who play and bands around my school ask for them a lot because a lot of people don't play bass as much as guitar. I play acoustic guitar and I write songs all the time, I love finger picking. I rarely ever use a pick and my friends think it's kinda weird. But I like the sound a lot better for some reason.

[BigTony]

I play fench horn, and it is very fun to do. Band is the first period of the day and wakes my up nicely.

[OCLAX14]

uhh...tenor sax-5yrs, guitar-3yrs, bass-4yrs, drums(snare)-1yr, and I'm workin on the bone-6wks. The funny thing is, i'm not in band this year....

[JAFlorence]

Guitar, 7 years
Bass, 2 years
Piano, 1 year
Drumset, 9 years
Percussion, 8 years

I'm at a point now where you can put me behind any percussion instrument (marching, concert, multipercussion, hand percussion, keyboard, timpani, drumset, anything, and I could play it well and in any style).
I'm at the U of Miami getting an undergrad in percussion performance (along with english comp and religion) and I'll move on to get a doctorate or masters either here, UNT, or Berk. school of music. Basically... percussion is my life outside lacrosse and rock climbing.

[Dan]

My friends is trying to get the Jimi Hendrix scholarship at Berkeley. He's that good. Played for a year and a half and can play anything you can put in front of him. He writes music too, but I have yet to hear it. He just has to do scales and stuff, and those always throw me off. I played tuba for a while and liked it (with my monstrous lips) but I really didn't like my band teacher. Yeah, so watch for the incredible Ryan Garey, the most amazing guitar player at age sixteen.

[LCNlaxman]

trombone,bass guitar,guitar

those three plus since i've been playing trombone for 3 1/2 years now i could attempt the trumpet and/or mellophone. i love the mellophone and my trombone (around here called 'Boners :chuckle:).

yeah i'm in school band but i don't talk about it much and when i do, people usually don't say any thing derrogatory so it's all good. :chuckle:

[michaelmiddie]

Guitar for about 2 1/2 to 3 years

[Superman]

guitar- 5 years
bass- 5 years
piano- 8 years

[Expressgoalie01]

This thread is old but anyways I've been playing drums for 3 years, percussion and set.

[ekajsk8er]

I'm playing "Betrayed" by Avenged Sevenfold on guitar right now actually. Well not now, I'm typing now. But 5 seconds before I started typing this, I was playing guitar.

[WickedDpole21]

Drums... you can't have a good band without them.
amen, brotha! i believe that us drummers are the most disrespected band member. why give the lead singer all the chicks?

i play the tuba and trumpet too

[Krypt0M4g!c]

amen, brotha! i believe that us drummers are the most disrespected band member. why give the lead singer all the chicks?

i play the tuba and trumpet too

You would be surprised. Drummers are chick magnets.

I've been drumming for a little bit, probably going to college for it.

[AttackMan17]

I play guitar, ALL percusion...(timpani is cool), violin, bass, ukuleilei, electris bass, piano, and some other random instruments.

[LCNlaxman]

Now, i can play trombone, baritone/euphonium, mellophone/french horn, trumpet, electric bass, electric/acoustic guitar, viola, and voice. Yes, i do consider vocals to be instruments. Listen to James LaBrie (Dream Theater).

To Attackman: timpani is awesome. :agree:

[laxgod1790]

wel im an lax playin emo surfer with really cool hair, anyway i play gutair (acustic)

I am a lax playin, emo and ska lovin, surfer with the best hair and I play guitar(electric)

[superlaxman2]

guitar: 3
piano: 7
drums:2

[JoshM]

I play tenor sax in a jazz band.

[laxsaxgirl]

any of you all in marching band?

[dpoleman7]

i play the electric bass and the piano

[robi]

I played piano for 9 years and violin for 1 and a half. I'm a nerd.

[AleMo]

I played piano for 3 years, cello for 3 years... still going(I hate it) and bass guitar, only reason i play cello still is my parents won't pay for the bass lessons if i don't....

Piano for 3-stopped cause I hated my teacher, cello in 4th year-hate it,
bass guitar-1st year, and the only reason i play cello is so I don't have to pay for bass, my parents will.

[LCNlaxman]

any of you all in marching band?

I am. If i wasn't, i'd need to take gym. I'm not doin that crap. Plus, marching band is tons of fun.

[Blackhawk]

I've been playing guitar for like 8 years now. I have like 7 guitars. Not to brag, but I know what I'm doing. I've been playing the bass for like 4 years, and I've tough myself some drums.

[LAXinJD]

I play all saxophones but I mostly play Tenor. I also have a soprano but don't play it as much. I can play alto and bari when needed too. I'm pretty good but not any prodigy or anything.

[Dadabhoy_Muzzi]

I used to play the trumpet but now I stopped.

[AttackMan17]

To Attackman: timpani is awesome. :agree:



Aw hail yeah it is.( homie moment) :thumbsup:

[PhishMeister]

I used to be able to play the recorder and little tiny tiny tiny bit of the piano. Now I can play guitar and bass.

[bkball00]

string bass and bass guitar for 4 years

[lacrossedawg44]

saxophone-7 years
percussion-4 years
guitar...well im just starting to learn...
actually ill have to disagree with you guys about the timpani...4 mallet jazz vibe solos are dabomb...or some crazy marimba stuff...love it all

[skip0l]

i play the djembe. its an african drum. so far i have a couple of my own tunes, and i can play burn one down by ben harper. Wes Smith who plays with Barefoot Truth is my percussion icon though, he can rip a guitar too.

[HRLAXER]

i play the bass now. im trying to learn the 6 string and i used to play the drums piano trumpet and the triangle also

[holyschnikes101]

bass guitar, tuba. used to play cello.

[tiplax]

i play the electric/ acoustic guitar and i dabble in drums. i used to play piano when i was 7/8, but i sucked

[Hunter]

I play the guitar and the harmonica(dad taught me when I was little) I mostly play Coheed songs and SRV....

[wolfie8914]

I dabble in guitar.

I can make some phat beats in GarageBand too.

[CaptainFrank]

I play tenor saxophone in a ska band

[pole15]

Viola and guitar.

[LaxLlama8]

I play French Horn, cool instrument. I also play lead trombone on my French Horn in our school's Jazz Band. And I've only been playing for 1.5 years.

[the next 'one']

....well...

as of right now....i play...
sax
guitar
drums
piano
a wee bit of trumpet
and i want to learn to play the bag pipes.

[Storm21]

Guitar(used to)

[gigo567]

Um...

Maybe trumpet (haven't played in 3 years)
a little guitar

and I am going professional in Arm Pit Farting.

[marflax33]

and I am going professional in Arm Pit Farting.

You are a god among men.

I'm more of a piano player myself. Not in bands or anything, i just know how to read the music, and when im bored enough, just sit down and start playing whatever my sister left on the stand. Im ok at it... i can play some of the harder peices, But when they get to advanced, i get lost.

[laxman37]

I play tenor saxophone, drums, recorder, alto saxophone, penny whistle, baritone saxophone, trombone, and a wee bit of guitar.

[tiplax]

come on lazman, everone played the recorder in 3rd grade. :chuckle: I play the electric guitar, i used to play the pianio and the drums.

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

-bass (guitar)
-keyboard

I wanna start playing drums but I have no room for a set

[laxman37]

come on lazman, everone played the recorder in 3rd grade. :chuckle: I play the electric guitar, i used to play the pianio and the drums.
I know...kinda joking there. But I have recently started playing again to actually be good. I can play "In Dreams", the hobbit song from LOTR.
Edit: Oh yeah, fife too.

[That guy]

i be a drummer i want to bang on my drums all day

[Dadabhoy_Muzzi]

I used to play trumpet. Stopped taking music as a course so no more trumpet.

[chslax24]

guitar and bass clarinet

[standenup]

i play guitar, bass, some drums, and i used to play sax.

[Mad-Max]

gladly, last thursday was my last day of ever playing the french horn.

[bloodilax977]

I play the piano, the guitar, and I used to play Baritone and Tuba.

[LaxLlama8]

gladly, last thursday was my last day of ever playing the french horn.
What are you talking about? I play the double horn and I love it. I'm the only decent player in my whole school and even played lead trombone parts on my horn for the jazz band.

[dta06]

i play
trumpet
guitar
bass
baritone
trombone
french horn
and do instruments of torture count? : ) :guns:

[snell31]

violin, guitar, electric guitar, piano and a bit of drums

[slinkyspine]

Guitar... Bass too.


Drums... a little


I want to learn Piano and saxamaphone.

[b_cannons_123]

Used to play piano now guitar.

[The Laxer]

this is so nerdy but when I was in 6,7, and fisrt half of 8th grade i played the clarinet

[Wubbie]

I'm a drummer, and can play synth(hence, giving me a tad bit of piano knowledge.)

[NC-LACROSSE]

The trumpet for 6th 7th and 8th grade, and im getting a guitar to play on soon...

[Monzo]

Guitar and harmonica.

[LoyolaMiddie878]

-guitar
-bass
-a little bit of drums
-piano
-and of course, the kazoo

[Attackalltheway]

Just the drums

[D-Guy770]

electric guitar...don't like acoustics much and the drum set

[laxman37]

I want to learn Piano and saxamaphone.

If you can play guitar, you can play saxophone. All it really is is getting a good emboucher,(how you blow into it) and learning the keys. The key combinations are of less than the guitar, you can already read music, and you probably have fast fingers from guitar, so just go to a local store and rent a cheap saxophone.

[FOeilax17]

Anyone here play any kind of musical instrument? I play the guitar, been playing for about 4 years now. I also play the cello in orchestra "chamber orchestra" but I try to keep that on the DL, not download...down low. I like music and everything about it. Just wondering how many people here play somethin.

I feel you i play the violin. Most people know but it doesnt bother me because it just puts me one step ahead of the game.

[raykessler]

uh in middle school i played the flute....

[mrguyname]

bari sax. thats not only a mans instement (:agree:) but u cant have a good beat/bass line w/o a strong bari sax player. most of the parts are incredably easy, but every once in a while u get a kick-*** rythem or solo. thats why i play, altho this year due to schedualing "conflicts" im not in band. but i still take lessons and may end up playing in the concert anyways. band is prty much the only suject i had to look forward to cuz it was fun (even tho 99% of the music my teacher picked i didnt like) and the fact that i cant play tihs year sucks.

hell yeah i play bari too along with alto and tenor sax

[laxdude802]

piano for 9yrs, and i have composed some pieces that got 5th and 4th in 2 international competitions. also ive got perfect pitch.

[defensemanrule]

Lets see, I play the baritone, the trumpet, the trombone (valve and slide), and floogle horn. Yeah, I feel odd because most of you all play the guitar...but I know a bit of bass.

[samchase]

saxophone-7 years
percussion-4 years
guitar...well im just starting to learn...
actually ill have to disagree with you guys about the timpani...4 mallet jazz vibe solos are dabomb...or some crazy marimba stuff...love it all

holy crap. 4 mallet vibes are awesome!!! i wanted the vibe part for our show this year, but it was sort of easy, so they put me on marimba 2- 16th note runs at 152!!! thats what the pit is good for. but i prefer the battery- i <3 quads!
i also play drumset, bass, acoustic guitar, cello, piano, and i sing.
yeah, drumline, orchestra, and choir. im a nerd and i like it!

[hockey&lax]

Alto/tenor saxaphone, played the trumpet for a year

[WoodDuck14]

Hey, Ive been wondering how musical all you TLFers are. post what instruments you play, if you've been taking music theory or history and what kind of group you play with and what kind of music you play.

I've been playing the Trumpet for 7 years, did the band thing til high school and have been in an orchestra ever since ( portlanyouthphil.org ). I also have been taking music theory and history for 3 years. I started playing mandolin 2 years ago and love it alot. I play classical pieces with my orchestra - and jazz, rock, and bluegrass on my mandolin.

[tiplax]

http://www.lacrosseforums.com/showthread.php?t=10047&highlight=instruments
^^^
This thread is sort of the same thing

P.S. i've been playing electric guitar for 3 years after playing the acoustic for a year.

[fenderDman23]

trumpet/cornet for 6 years im in the hughschool marching band we actaully just came back from a trip where we played our feild show infront of 40,000 people so it was pretty sweet

um electric guitar for 5 years acoustic for 3 and bass for 3
my cuz and his friends and i jam every now and then so its pretty cool

and i play a little pianao but not much at all

and im not into the whole musical theory classes thing soo i take better stuff like weight training and survival

[laxman37]

Tenor saxophone. This is my 4th year, but I started in the fourth grade, so I guess I'm doing pretty good, getting an early start and all.

[WoodDuck14]

trumpet/cornet for 6 years im in the hughschool marching band we actaully just came back from a trip where we played our feild show infront of 40,000 people so it was pretty sweet

um electric guitar for 5 years acoustic for 3 and bass for 3
my cuz and his friends and i jam every now and then so its pretty cool

and i play a little pianao but not much at all

and im not into the whole musical theory classes thing soo i take better stuff like weight training and survival

I dont take music theory through my school I take it through my orchestra, I dont have to waste my electives on it that way.

[FitzGoalie]

i played trombone, baritone, tuba, and french horn in middle school. then in eighth grade, our school arranged a jazz ensemble, and i was taught Jazz bass and jazz theory. since then, Bass (upright and guitar) has been my main focus, and i now play in my high schools jazz band.

[SeanO39]

I've been playing guitar for about 4 years now. My brother is a great bassist so he's been teaching me a lot of cool bass lines and stuff. So I guess I've been taking unofficial bass lessons for about 2 years. As for guitar I took lessons for about 2 years before I couldn't find enough time to balance them with sports and school. I'm going to start taking lessons and maybe join the Jazz Band next year. I'm also looking to buy a decent keyboard just to play around with.

As for styles. I tend to play mostly rock, although ska and reggae upbeats are really fun to play as well. Blues are also fun when your in the mood for them.

[malax31]

im a trumpet player first, 9 years..i think. ive taken every music class my school has to offer...which isin't much. I was gunna take a college class this year (im a senor in HS) but im not in the top 10% of my grade. booooo

[mass_elite21]

ive played piano for like 9 years...and i kinda taught my self guitar drums and bass but only play basic stuff on those. and im learning the harmonica through a book, its actually pretty easy if you know basic blues scales