Bloody hell that brings back memories of messing around with my Amiga and sampler.If you can class OctaMED and pro tracker as a musical instrument then yes. Otherwise am fluffy fingered when comes to actual instruments.
Can You Play A Musical Instrument To A Reasonable Degree ?
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I've just bought this Roland VR-09B for stage use to add to my Roland Juno Gi
I have played guitar for almost 30 years. However, I'm not doing it on a level you might expect from a 30 year's experience.
I'll never will become a true master on guitar because I began playing in my early thirties (i.e. much too late) and there
is never enough time for intensive rehearsals.
Anyway, I still love it and there is no reason whatsoever to give it up. I hardly can imagine anything better spending my time
with creating music.
I'll never will become a true master on guitar because I began playing in my early thirties (i.e. much too late) and there
is never enough time for intensive rehearsals.
Anyway, I still love it and there is no reason whatsoever to give it up. I hardly can imagine anything better spending my time
with creating music.
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Neaest I've got to music making's on Magix Music Maker.
But what I want is a USB moog.
Anybody remember those Casio VH-1s?
But what I want is a USB moog.
Anybody remember those Casio VH-1s?
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Or a Keystation 32 but you won't get much out of it unless you connect it to a PC and it works better with Magix Music Maker
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I don't blame you.I got kicked out of recorder club in year 5 because I kept forgetting my recorder
Ok here goes..........
Started playing the violin at the age of 6, also learnt to play trumpet, cornet and piano. Was principal trumpet at my local county youth orchestra at the age of 13 before smashing my teeth on the bottom of a swimming pool which in turn ruined my embouchure and the ability to play for more than 20 mins before my lip gave up.
Studied violin as first instrument at the Royal College of Music between 1993-1997. Have played concerts at Snape Maltings, the Albert Hall and various other concert halls in London. Best claim to fame was being part of the film 'Shine'. I was one of the violinists in the orchestra when Helfgott plays Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto. We stayed up one night in the summer holidays in 95 and filmed that whole scene in approx 3 takes, we were literally miming. Got paid £200 for my troubles, didn't think anything else of it, the next thing you know Geoffrey Rush wins an Oscar for best actor. Still cant believe it lol
These days I play the occasional gig, be it part of a string quartet at wedding when required. More of a hobby
Started playing the violin at the age of 6, also learnt to play trumpet, cornet and piano. Was principal trumpet at my local county youth orchestra at the age of 13 before smashing my teeth on the bottom of a swimming pool which in turn ruined my embouchure and the ability to play for more than 20 mins before my lip gave up.
Studied violin as first instrument at the Royal College of Music between 1993-1997. Have played concerts at Snape Maltings, the Albert Hall and various other concert halls in London. Best claim to fame was being part of the film 'Shine'. I was one of the violinists in the orchestra when Helfgott plays Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto. We stayed up one night in the summer holidays in 95 and filmed that whole scene in approx 3 takes, we were literally miming. Got paid £200 for my troubles, didn't think anything else of it, the next thing you know Geoffrey Rush wins an Oscar for best actor. Still cant believe it lol
These days I play the occasional gig, be it part of a string quartet at wedding when required. More of a hobby
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I can strum some tunes with zero understanding of what I'm doing on a technical level. I just copy cat.
My kids on the other hand both read music. One plays drums and keyboards whilst the other plays keyboards and guitar.
They fill me with pride.
I always wanted to properly learn as a kid but we weren't the richest family. I got an old second hand accoustic for my 8th birthday with a book of songs, written in music, which I couldn't read. So I just learned some chords and scratched hundreds of records by playing the same songs over and over again.
Maybe I projected myself on my kids but I think development of their artistic side is important.
My kids on the other hand both read music. One plays drums and keyboards whilst the other plays keyboards and guitar.
They fill me with pride.
I always wanted to properly learn as a kid but we weren't the richest family. I got an old second hand accoustic for my 8th birthday with a book of songs, written in music, which I couldn't read. So I just learned some chords and scratched hundreds of records by playing the same songs over and over again.
Maybe I projected myself on my kids but I think development of their artistic side is important.
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I've thought about this for when I have kids... I think the key thing is to give them the opportunity to play/learn if they show an interest, without being forceful (countless stories of kids who were forced through a bunch of stuffy formal music training by their parents and end up resenting it and dropping the instrument once they're a bit older)
I used to play guitar in primary school and was okay for my age. Moved onto bass but gave it up when I moved to secondary school. I'm 25 now and have been wanting to pick it up again for a while so picked up an acoustic the other day and I'm absolutely back to square one.
Going to try and persist though and I am just using YouTube to learn which seems decent so far.
Going to try and persist though and I am just using YouTube to learn which seems decent so far.
Well that's why you start off simple, for example putting hands together with scales to get you used to it. It's a bit like training for a sport, you need to do exercises to build up your box of tricks.I've always wanted to learn piano, i can play basic one fingered stuff, but when it comes to 2 notes at once, i'm useless
It's never too late to learn if you have the time to put into it. I've seen a 70-odd year old retiree get his Grade 8 within 10 years. I'd definitely recommend it - I'm hitting a plateau because I just lack the time to study properly right now, but I'm having a go at the Rach C#m prelude with my teacher regardless.
Started learning piano in June after wanting to learn piano almost all my life and always putting it off (more I wasn't allowed when I was a child). Going well so far, working on grade 3. I love it, one of the most rewarding things I've done. It's also introduced me to some fantastic music that I wouldn't have come across otherwise.
Started playing guitar at around 17 years old. My skill increased until I was maybe 19-20 then have just plateaued for the next 20 years. I.e my skill level is the same as after a couple of years of playing.
Still enjoy it and play when it suits, never wanted it to become a chore learning new stuff.
Piano is what I've been wanting to do for some time but can't read music yet (am so used to reading guitar tab!)
Still enjoy it and play when it suits, never wanted it to become a chore learning new stuff.
Piano is what I've been wanting to do for some time but can't read music yet (am so used to reading guitar tab!)
Grade 3 in 6 months is pretty impressive!
I'm coming up to 5 years playing and just completed G4.
Haven't got it yet, very kind of you to say though so thank you. I need to work on my 3rd piece and there's a lot more scales/arpeggios in this grade than the jump from G1 -> G2. Also my sight reading is garbage!
I practice every day and a lot on weekends which helps. How are you still enjoying it after 5 years?