Do you play a musical instrument?

Esme nha Maire · 10-14-2018, 04:33 PM

What instrument do you play or want to play?
I can play simple bass lines on electric bass guitar. Can also play kazoo (grin). I'd love to learn to play keyboards and drums. I played a recorder (badly) in junior school, but if I were to have a go at a wind instrument now, I'd want to try clarinet or saxophone.

How long have you played or been interested in playing?
In my teens, I wished I could be a musician and be in a band, and tried writing songs. Someone bought me an acoustic guitar, and I learnt to pick out basic melody lines on that. I couldn't handle playing chords. I couldn't read music and wanted some way to record tunes I composed myself, and didn't know there were any other music notation systems, and so ended up re-inventing tablature.

In my early twenties, I bought myself an electric guitar, and only then did I discover that there are two types of electric guitar, and I should've bought the other kind, ie: a bass. So I proceeded to pick out bass lines on my lead guitar (a lovely Shergold Meteor which I wish I still had). I also learned to pick out melody lines on a Casio VL-tone, a battery-powered monotonic keyboard.

In my thirties, I discovered the joys of using music trackers, a type of music composition program, on the Amiga, and put out an EP on floppy disk with a mix of covers and original compositions (the originals all related to being lesbian in various ways), with no vocals, but the lyrics were included as text files accompanying each track. A couple of dozen people purchased copies of the floppy disk from the Public Domain software company I placed the EP with.

When I got made redundant at the age of 59, I treated myself to an electric bass guitar.

What kind of music do you play or want to play?
Mostly rock (gothy, new-wavish) and jazz, maybe a little folk and classical.

Are you a novice, beginner, intermediate, or advanced player?
I'm a lifelong novice!

Do you play professionally or just for your own pleasure?
I wish! For my own pleasure. I suspect most people would pay me to stop playing, if anything!

Do you like playing for others or do you only play in private?
I have performed as singer and lead kazooist in a "band" that won a "silly talent" contest in a social group when I was quite young. All we had were kazoos for instruments and boxes for percussion. We won, and got asked to do two follow-up gigs. Some folk are gluttons for punishment! 8-} That was fun, but I mostly just play for myself on my bass, often playing along with music I have playing.

What inspires or discourages you?
I just like music.

What are some of your favorite songs you play or want to learn to play? On bass, absolutely anything - on a good day when I'm not hitting many bum notes, I just lose myself in playing whatever I'm playing. On keyboards, I'd love to learn to play "Tocatta and Fuge in D Minor" by Bach. I attempted a version of it on the VL-tone, playing two-fingered.

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10-14-2018, 04:33 PM	#13
Esme nha Maire Member How Do You Identify?: Tomboyish eccentric antique femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: UK Posts: 642 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,196 Thanked 2,078 Times in 541 Posts Rep Power: 19310770	What instrument do you play or want to play? I can play simple bass lines on electric bass guitar. Can also play kazoo (grin). I'd love to learn to play keyboards and drums. I played a recorder (badly) in junior school, but if I were to have a go at a wind instrument now, I'd want to try clarinet or saxophone. How long have you played or been interested in playing? In my teens, I wished I could be a musician and be in a band, and tried writing songs. Someone bought me an acoustic guitar, and I learnt to pick out basic melody lines on that. I couldn't handle playing chords. I couldn't read music and wanted some way to record tunes I composed myself, and didn't know there were any other music notation systems, and so ended up re-inventing tablature. In my early twenties, I bought myself an electric guitar, and only then did I discover that there are two types of electric guitar, and I should've bought the other kind, ie: a bass. So I proceeded to pick out bass lines on my lead guitar (a lovely Shergold Meteor which I wish I still had). I also learned to pick out melody lines on a Casio VL-tone, a battery-powered monotonic keyboard. In my thirties, I discovered the joys of using music trackers, a type of music composition program, on the Amiga, and put out an EP on floppy disk with a mix of covers and original compositions (the originals all related to being lesbian in various ways), with no vocals, but the lyrics were included as text files accompanying each track. A couple of dozen people purchased copies of the floppy disk from the Public Domain software company I placed the EP with. When I got made redundant at the age of 59, I treated myself to an electric bass guitar. What kind of music do you play or want to play? Mostly rock (gothy, new-wavish) and jazz, maybe a little folk and classical. Are you a novice, beginner, intermediate, or advanced player? I'm a lifelong novice! Do you play professionally or just for your own pleasure? I wish! For my own pleasure. I suspect most people would pay me to stop playing, if anything! Do you like playing for others or do you only play in private? I have performed as singer and lead kazooist in a "band" that won a "silly talent" contest in a social group when I was quite young. All we had were kazoos for instruments and boxes for percussion. We won, and got asked to do two follow-up gigs. Some folk are gluttons for punishment! 8-} That was fun, but I mostly just play for myself on my bass, often playing along with music I have playing. What inspires or discourages you? I just like music. What are some of your favorite songs you play or want to learn to play? On bass, absolutely anything - on a good day when I'm not hitting many bum notes, I just lose myself in playing whatever I'm playing. On keyboards, I'd love to learn to play "Tocatta and Fuge in D Minor" by Bach. I attempted a version of it on the VL-tone, playing two-fingered.