What (instrument) are you playing?

[MaCe]

I am interested do you guys play any instruments? if you do name it and tell how long you are playing...

I play violin and i am starting learning piano does anyone know where to get some online lessons by the way?

(I see there there is a already post like this you can lock)

[The Pezman]

I don't play wind, brass or string instruments, but nearly every other instrument I dabble in to some degree.

I have no idea whether this is at all legit, but I did hear about this guy. It might be worth looking at his stuff.

[DrumUltimA]

Right now due to tendonitis I'm not playing anything

But optimally I would be playing all of my percussion rep for the summer--so snare drum, vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, timpani, multiple percussion setups, even some orchestral accessories... but probably some piano and drumset in there too for fun :>

[Global-Trance]

Fours years on the turntables.

Six/Seven months on the piano so far. I wish I learned the piano when I was younger. I feel stupid sometimes when I have a hard time sight reading.

[Brushfire]

One year of ElectiDrums.

I think the sensor on my Floor Tom is broke...

[TheSnowStorm]

Violin-ten years

Piano-5 years.

[Jago]

Clarinet - main instrument for 29 years

Piano - 30 years, though I can't read piano music well - my own damn fault

Saxophone - completely off and on, whenever the need arises in my band

[Dunnowhathuh]

Pretty much all things relating to a guitar over a period of about 15 years. Picked up a classical acoustic when I was about 7 I think (didn't really take it seriously, was more interested in the TV). In early high school, I picked up the bass guitar for a bit. Late high school, going into uni which was about 4-5 years ago now, my dad bought a nice acoustic guitar for the family (well, I say family but I hog the thing most of the time). Not long after that, I bought myself a couple of electric guitars and have been playing em all ever since. Poor classical acoustic gets neglected though, don't think I've played the thing for about 3 years.

[Bummer]

I can play every instrument in existence. I'm just not good with any of them except the piano. I hardly consider it to be something serious, since I can't read notes and play at the same time, and all the songs I know are simply there because I've memorized them in my mind and fingers. I still know how to play all of them, and sometimes I sit down and learns a new tune from a videogame or any song that most of society can recognize, so it's a neat hobby and showoff party entertainment. But serious? Nah.

[Final_metroid]

No one plays the French horn here?!

[Fishy]

Electric Geetard, for about 5/6 years now.

I can blag simple enough keyboards and my bass is great for about 5 minutes, then my pluckin fingers get tired.

[Secret Agent Man]

Piano -- 1 day

[Mass]

Guitar - for 7 months (Still new at this)

Harmonica - Since 8 & still active playing it today.

[suzumebachi]

Guitar - 8 years

Bass - 5 years

Keys - on and off for 16 or 17 years

Drums - maybe once a month for the last 4 years. more often recently. i need to get my own set.

Hammer Dulcimer - on and off for 2 or 3 years

Harmonica - 1 year

Mandolin - 6 months

Melodica - 3 or 4 months

Lots of other miscellaneous instruments.

[Geoffrey Taucer]

No formal training, but I've been playing piano for about 10 years, irish whistle for about 8, and guitar for about 7.

Can't read sheet music.

EDIT: Holy shit, suzu, you play hammered dulcimer? And Mandolin?

We may have to collab sometime.

[Black Mage]

I've played the Irish whistle for about three years now, if I recall. My favorite two are my Tony Dixon high and low D whistles.

The high D has an aluminum body with a delrin fipple and a brass tuning slide. It's not super loud and can get drowned out in a large session, but she sings in the second octave; bright and clear, with little chiff.

My Dixon low D plays one octave lower than the high D and is made completely of polymer. It's sound is quite a bit more mellow, and also quieter. There's a woody hiss in the sound, like it's breathing. It's actually very useless in a session because I can't hear a thing I'm playing. It's nice to play solo, though, especially when I want to play more meditative music. It even does alright with Native American-style music.

[RealFolkBlues]

I play my djembe and congas with my band and I'm learning some basic guitar and bass from my bandmates. I've been messing around on the piano since I was a youngling, but have never really pursued learning it as such. I used to be fairly decent with an ocarina, until I lost mine. I'm dabbling with the harmonica.

[Xenon Odyssey]

Saxophone - 10 years

Piano - about 2 years

[Hausdog]

I suck at violin, but I've been playing it since I was 4. And then I stopped. Then I picked it up again at 11 for the string ensemble at school. Then I stopped and never looked back.

[Gimgak]

Bass Clarinet - 5 years

Piano - 7-ish years, though I only took lessons for the first 3 years

Guitar - 3 years

Harmonica - couple months

I have a couple of other instruments (a cheap drumset, some old recorders and flutes) but I just experiment with playing them.

[Broken]

I've been playing tenor saxophone for about six years in my school band. I took lessons for a litte while, too, but that had to stop because of sports and stuff.

I also am trying to teach myself piano (we'll see how that goes.)

[FlagshipAmadeus]

I've been playing the piano for eleven years, with lessons for the first five. I also recently started the guitar a few months ago but am pretty bad at it so far. Also I tried the saxophone and then the drums for about half a year each.

[Tex]

Synthesizers.

[EvilHorde]

Bass for eleven years. Learned guitar somewhere in the midst of all the bassplaying. But maybe 8 years or so on guitar. And maybe about 5 years of keyboards, but irregularly. I'm learning keyboarding slowly but steadily. Then theres some random percussions and stuff. I always love to try new instruments. Somehow it always takes you step closer to ULTIMATE MUSICAL VICTORY.

[Malcos]

I've been playing keyboards for about 14-15 years or so (self-taught). I'm really gonna start working on my piano technique this year! Check out www.jazzpianolessons.com for a few tips, I'm sure it'll be very useful to beginners. You can always use youtube and just type in piano chords/tips/scales and see if you can glean anything - again, for beginners it's great. I wish youtube was around when I first started playing, I'd be a hell of a lot better than I am now lol.