Santa Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I was fortunate enough to be born in a family where music flows in the blood. learned Electone organ as a kid, then moved on to piano at age 14, then to bass and synth at age 15 when I realized that being in a rock band would help me pick up girls. Keyboard (piano > synth > organ) > bass guitar > Back Vocals > Drums > Guitar Then a bit of Uke, Baglama, melodica, darbuka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle ggurl Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Not really. I've played other things, but keys is my 'pro' thing - both piano and synths. Not a specialist on Hammond either. ... I believe in doing what I have the skills to do well. Pretty much where I'm at these days. Although I've also played electric bass and sung (backing vox, some lead in bands, as chorus member in musicals/light opera) professionally. Other instruments I've had/have varying degrees of competence with are guitar, recorder, flute, various latin/Brazilian percussion instruments, and instruments of Gamelan (Javanese) orchestra. There are probably others I've dabbled in and can't remember right now. I'd love to be able to practice all the instruments that interest me but honestly just runningand composing/arranging for my little band and trying to keep my chops up on piano right now are almost more than I can handle as it is. Original Latin Jazz CD Baby "I am not certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur." Patti Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle ggurl Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Most interestingly, it seems not a single person around here plays exclusively just one instrument! Is it something about keyboard players? Even keyboard players I know in person usually play at least 2 instruments, which is not the case with guitar players I know. I think it's because keyboardists are often the arrangers and composers of the musical landscape. It's really tempting (and helpful) to gain a beginner-to-intermediate competence on various instruments to know how to write for them. Years ago I did a singer-songwriter demo where I played everything but kit drums (my cousin's a good drummer and he offered to help, so that's better than me trying to do a bunch of takes of basic rhythms that wouldn't sound as good anyway). I was surprised to find out that with enough punch-ins I could even "play" a decent lead guitar. I was surprised at overall how good it sounded ... not up to my standards and therefore nothing I'd ever release, but I'm surprised it all sounded as good as it did. I think keyboardists tend to tinker around like that tho ... and if you're a musician whose primary instrument is something else but you are like-minded enough to also play keys and post in this forum, you probably have done similar recording/composing projects where you're laying down all or most of the parts? Just a guess ... Original Latin Jazz CD Baby "I am not certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur." Patti Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morizzle Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I love to play bass trombone in a big band. It's not a clone, it's a Suzuki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Most interestingly, it seems not a single person around here plays exclusively just one instrument! Is it something about keyboard players? Even keyboard players I know in person usually play at least 2 instruments, which is not the case with guitar players I know. I think it's because keyboardists are often the arrangers and composers of the musical landscape. Correct, it's the ultimate composition tool, which means you "real" keyboardists have to share it with all of us wannabes. I have a theory about classical pianists (who only play piano): most of them are infatuated with singers. I think it's partially because pianists can't do vibrato. In one way that forces pianists to become superior interpreters, since they have to rely on phrasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Lots of guitar players also play bass or another stringed instrument, and some of us started out on wind instruments (such as myself playing trumpet in high school). Although guitar will always be my #1, I really enjoy the mandolin, and am now taking flute lessons - that's a real challenge, to get to the level of my other axes. I took a few piano lessons as a kid, and wish I'd stuck with it - more for arranging than anything else. But you can write a SYMPHONY on a piano - it might be a little harder on a flute, LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Oh yeah, I also played in an African marimba ensemble for about 4 years. Would not claim to be a pro on that instrument, but had some of my biggest gigs with that band. Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Piano>congas>timbales>bongos>and many other Latin percs. Korg SV-1 73, Korg M50 61 Teaching here My music at kompoz.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I'm 50...started guitar 1st in '71, started showing little bro' Bass to back me up. Drums in '74 cause my house(barn) was the neighborhood jam area,when the drummer left everday I would play'em for another hour. Picked-up organ/keys '78, while listening to Pat Travers,Tommy Bolin,fusion stuff in the barn. Opened a music store in '81,(@19) was forced to buy a 6' tall harmonica display case full.(learned diatonic cross/harp that way. Closed store in '85,(young and dumb,practically gave stuff away...Now I'm a struggling musician/carpet layer,grandfather trying to _____ .(you fill in the blank) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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