Music Are you a musician?

[VisualJae]

Took classical piano lessons from age 5 to about 15ish.

Was qualified to teach others (as part of the piano teachers organization in NYC) when I was about 12. Never went with that obviously.

Became more of a hobbyist player since, so I have a little more than 20 years of piano experience under my belt. Every time I look back on past recitals, exams, or competition videos, I realize how bad I am nowadays, haha.

My technique went down the drain, but I guess my expression is still there. All it'll take is practice to get back to passable standards, but I NEED MORE FREE TIME.

I transcribed a ton of Pokemon RBY and GSC tracks for solo piano back when I was in college (became sort of my go-to procrastination activity). I have no idea where they are now. I would really, really like to know where I saved them...

 

[rarmstar]

Mostly I play guitar and bass, but I dabble with piano and drums ^^

Recorded a chill cover of the Christmas carol 'O Come O Come Emmanuel' if anyone is interested {:3} -_- ...

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[FioriKikuchi]

I am yes. I can play the piano and flute. I've played the piano since I was six years old. And I've played the flute since I was four years old.

 

[Kaiyu]

Yes. I can play both the piano and violin. I started taking piano lessons when I was three years old and I started taking violin lessons when I was five years old. I've been to five recitals when I was nine years old. I've been asked by teachers who teaches choir to play the piano for them whenever there was a school concert. I've also been asked by relatives to play the piano at family get-togethers or weddings. And lastly I'm able to write music of my own.

 

[scorpionv]

Yes, I have my own band, Nameless Disease. We play deathcore/death metal. We are finishing our first LP. Check ND singles in youtube

 

[WindriderShiva]

I am, but since I moved to my apartment, I haven't had the chance to do much in that regards. I took piano lessons for 6 years, both classical and popular music. I played various percussion instruments in the school band, then moved onto alto sax, going as far as joining the small jazz ensemble and moving from second chair to first chair alto sax.

I wanted to take up electric guitar, but considering I suck at basic guitar, I always saw it as harder. That is, until I gave it a shot through Bandfuse, and I realized I wasn't as bad as I thought. Except the game and the guitar weren't mine, so I couldn't practice for too long either.

Apparently, I can also sing, but I never got classes for it - I was in church choir for a couple years though.

 

[acatfrommars]

The only instruments I can play are the euphonium and trombone, which I played in band for a few years before I got bored of it and worked at McDonalds. However, I still play trombone time to time when I come home. I really want to pick up guitar, I'm thinking of trying to get a friend to teach me the basics this upcoming semester if I have much time. I also enjoy singing, I always thought it would be badass to sing for a band or somethin.

 

[正真正銘]

I took a few piano classes in high school (actually, I'm still in one) but I've lost interest in (playing) music pretty recently. It feels like I'd rather hear music than play it. Prior to that, I was in a handbell choir for 2 years. It seems like a waste to throw away that musical knowledge I've acquired. Maybe I'll feel inspired again but it seems unlikely. Well, I have 1 semester of piano left. I might as well try to get into piano again.

 

[Kase377]

Sort of. As of right now, I'm a percussionist and I'm doing research on Music theory so I can make my own. I play drums (Drumset, Bongos/Congos/Timbales, African/Latin percussion) and keyboard (piano, mallets and organs) the best as of right now. However, I don't make original compositions, just covers with samples and soundfonts. So, my stuff is on SoundCloud and YouTube if y'all wanna check that out.

 

[Vincent]

Like most here, I've been taught piano lessons as a kid and over the years I've immersed myself with bass, guitars and the occasional drums. I've also practiced on FL Studio 12 quite a bit though most of my projects were failures, I got what I the experience I needed nonetheless.

 

[Harmonie]

I play the bassoon and oboe. I used to play the trumpet, which I did for my school years (pre-college). I'm in love with brass and woodwind instruments in general, though. I still need to be proficient at tenor saxophone, and have come to love the bass clarinet, too! (the low notes on that instrument are FUN, yes this is coming from a long-time bassoon player!)

I hope to record someday, but right now I am not satisfied with my expressiveness (vibrato, and such) I did not really start properly learning this stuff until recently. D:

 

[KorpiklaaniVodka]

Not a musician. Would have liked to be in a heavy metal band, but my talent is equal to negative two. I'm still a big fan of this genre though.

 

[Alex]

I grew up playing guitar. I don't play it much anymore, which is a real shame. My excuse was that I started listening to mostly electronic music, which made it hard for me to want to play stuff on guitar. I used to play what I listened to, right. But, that's no excuse for not picking it up and playing whatever comes to mind.

Though I don't play it anymore, I know for a fact that playing guitar gave me every reason I needed to treat music like a passion, which lead me to building very strong friendships in high school and continues to do so today.

 

[Nothing Is Real]

I play piano, guitar, bass, saxophone and sing. Music is pretty much my second job. I'm part of a pop/rock/folk group called Vienna Sunset. You can listen to our music by visiting the links in my signature. We've got an album due out in March/April time.

 

[ZoroStar]

I've been a musician for a long time now ...
Hell, it's going to be five years tomorrow.

I use FL Studio 10 and do a little bit of everything, though my strong point has always been DnB.
Right now, I'm working on a classical-esc remix of "Battle Against a True Hero" from Undertale.

FIVE MINUTE PROGRESS LINK
** VERY MUCH A WIP **​

 

[Gabri]

I've been practicing guitar (not really heavy practice) for the last four years or so. Calling me a proper musician would be quite far-fetched at the moment as my skills aren't really developed, I'm still quite sloppy and not really the most accurate player nor have I really composed anything yet. I have a couple of parts saved but haven't done anything with them. Lack of time mainly and it's not really my priority, just a hobby I guess.

 

[Cay]

Yes. I played the piano for four years growing up, then continued to take up singing/songwriting. I really want to take up music production, but I'm not sure if I have the time and/or money nowadays TBH.

 

[Starry Windy]

I think I have played my piano ever since I was a kid, and since then, I've been taking piano lessons and performing on weekends ever since.

 

[Angelroid]

I do sing without background music, here a video.
http://vid672.photobucket.com/albums/vv90/Grave-Lala/Videos/Little Mother_zpsxicvcgct.mp4

 

[Aisu]

I play piano, yeah, never thought of myself as a musician though. :P